It’s easy to forget at a time like this that something as ordinary as the annual National Tree Week is taking place. As walking is one of the few activities still feasible, it’s as a good a time as ...

Ash - in Irish fuinseóg - is the most abundant tree in Irish hedgerows. It's significant for farmers but hugely important for biodiversity and providing habitats for wildlife. The tree is widely ...

Trees and forests are often called the "lungs of the planet" because of their vital role in producing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide. Trees play a pivotal role in mitigating climate change, ...

For more than a decade, Ireland’s ash trees have been quietly dying. Victims of a deadly fungal disease known as ash dieback, they have withered in woodlands, fallen from hedgerows, and left gaps in a ...