Drumcait View, Ballyargus, Redcastle, Co. Donegal
Site Location: Drumcait View, Ballyargus, Redcastle, Co. Donegal
Quantity of trees planted: 2,500
Site Size: 1/4 acre
Date planted: 6th December, 2024
Site Owner: Hannigan Tom
Sponsor: AIB

Drumcait View, Ballyargus, Redcastle, Co. Donegal

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Tom for taking part in the 100 Million Trees Project and making a lovely site available to help with Climate change.  Tom’s site is the first site to be planted in Donegal and his enthusiasm was catching!   Thanks also go to Seamus Gordon, Sean McLaughlin for clearing the site, Liam McLaughlin for ploughing and harrowing, Sarah Quilty for her encouragement.  Thanks to James and Frank Hannigan for grass cutting and preparation, to the Wild Inishowen volunteers, Colm Grant, Seamus McLaughlin, Patrick Doherty and Tony Harking.  Martin Bonner for lifting large stones.

To the tree planters at Forestry Services – thank you.

Thank you to the AIB for sponsoring this site.

Trees Planted

The following is a list of the 2,500 trees planted at this site.

Wild Cherry

European Bird Cherry

Blackthorn

Dogrose

Guelder Rose

Crab Apple

Common Alder

Downy Birch

Oak

Hawthorn/Whitethorn

Scots Pine

Rowan (mt Ash)

Hazel

Spindle

Gallery

Glimpses of Location where trees are planted