Turnings Upper, Straffan, Kildare
Site Location: Turnings Upper, Straffan, Kildare
Quantity of trees planted: 2,500
Site Size: 1/4 acre
Date planted: 28 January, 2025
Site Owner: Fergal O’Shea
Sponsor: AIB

Turnings Upper, Straffan, Kildare

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Fergal for taking part in the 100 Million Trees Project and making such a beautiful site available for an Irish native mini-forest to help with Climate change.   Thanks also to Fergal’s sister Orla O’Shea, Dara and Aisling and

On planting here is who helped:

  • Sister: Orla O’Shea, Brother: Dara & Aisling, and John (their son – in the first photo I sent), Cousin: Claire Johns and son Ronan Johns, and neighbor: Aidan McGuinness
  • Rotavating: John Hanifin (neighbour and contractor)
  • Fencing: FRS Fencing – Cavan branch (I would give them a strong recommendation)

It was nice to meet Catriona too…. She gave me some recommendations on clover. Oops earlier on saying Cristina.

Thanks also to John Campbell and James Corr.

To the tree planters at Forestry Services and special thanks to Dan – 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