Spring Experience Week (7 - 11th April, 2025)
Spring Experience Week (7 - 11th April, 2025)
Join us for our Spring Experience Week! Our Experience Weeks are a week-long immersion into afforestation, woodland creation and maintenance.
This week is a cumulation of planting, managing, learning, connecting and living. Trees and living together are the focus of the week. It is a pretty hard-core week of living and working outside.
On site we have camping facilities, hot water, shower, and warm spaces. Camping grounds and organic meals are provided (please note, no camping equipment is provided).
You can read about our previous Spring and Autumn Experience weeks here:
https://www.hometree.ie/hometree-blog/2022-autumn-experience-week
https://www.hometree.ie/hometree-blog/2022-spring-volunteer-week
Learn more here: https://www.hometree.ie/experience-weeks
What to expect:
Deep Adaptation workshop led by Hometree’s co-founder and CEO Matt Smith
Ancient woodland walks led by Ray Ó Foghlú, Hometree’s Farm Programmes Coordinator
A guided walk through Hometree’s Illaun Continuous Cover Forestry Restoration and Demonstration Site guided by Sarah Broderick, Environmental Scientist
Horticultural classes and seed workshops led by Jeremy Turkington, Hometree’s Seed Collector and Seed Bank Coordinator
What we provide:
hot water showers
compost toilet
classroom with heater for the day time lessons
breakfast and lunch will be cooked onsite by a local chef; dinner will be left up to yourselves
it is a 10 min walk or 2 min drive to town from Hometree HQ site
Location: https://goo.gl/maps/8f2RZeTXdVTey1zPA
What to bring:
loads of warm clothes
wellies
all camping gear (we have nothing on site)
if you are parking in your van that’s perfect
your full selves, you are all welcome
Any questions, please get in touch with Finnian: finnian@hometree.ie
We are also offering two subsidised spots on the course available to someone who needs it. Contact Finnian to find out more.