We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to restore nature in Ireland. Now we need your help to make it happen.

Ireland was once home to vast stretches of native Atlantic rainforest. Ancient oak woodlands, rich with mosses, ferns, lichens and extraordinary biodiversity, covered much of our western landscape.

Today Ireland is one of the most nature-depleted countries in Europe. Less than 2% of the country is covered by native woodland, and only fragments remain of the temperate rainforest that once flourished along our Atlantic coast. But the conditions that sustained these rainforests are still here. Along Ireland’s western seaboard, our mild, wet climate creates the potential for one of Europe’s rarest and richest habitats to return. 

Atlantic rainforest supports extraordinary communities of mosses, ferns, lichens, fungi, birds and mammals, while protecting water, storing carbon and strengthening the resilience of our landscapes and communities.

The Opportunity

The Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project is an opportunity to turn decline into recovery at an unprecedented scale - restoring native woodland, peatland and grassland across Ireland’s western uplands, reconnecting fragmented habitats and creating the conditions for nature to flourish for generations to come.

Through this project, we will purchase and restore land across the west of Ireland, bring native Atlantic rainforest back to our hillsides, work alongside farmers and landowners to create new opportunities for nature, and build spaces where communities can connect with and care for their local landscapes.

This summer, Hometree secured access to  a €14.7 million investment for the Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project. It could enable one of the biggest leaps forward in Hometree’s history - restoring nature at landscape scale across Ireland’s west and creating the conditions for wild places to flourish again.

However, the investment is not a given. To unlock the funding, we must secure €3.9M philanthropic match funding within an extremely short timeframe - by November 19th. This is about more than planting trees. It's about restoring entire ecosystems, supporting rural communities and creating a lasting legacy for generations to come. 

We are working with major donors, foundations and funding partners to bridge this gap.

Now we are also inviting the public to be part of this defining moment for nature.

Who we are

Hometree is an Irish nature restoration charity working to bring nature back to the landscapes of the west of Ireland.

What began as a small tree-planting initiative has grown into an ambitious, community-centred organisation working across native woodland creation, peatland restoration, ecological research, farming partnerships, education, arts and culture. 

We believe that restoring nature isn't simply about planting trees. It's about restoring our relationship with the land and working with the people who live on it.

We bring together ecologists, farmers, landowners, artists, scientists, volunteers and local communities to develop practical, lasting solutions for nature recovery.

Our vision is of an Ireland where people and nature can thrive together, and where the west of Ireland can become a global leader in landscape-scale restoration.

This is our moment to act for nature.

Opportunities like this do not come around often. We have the vision, the expertise, the partnerships and a remarkable opportunity. What we need now is the collective support to make it happen.

Whether you can give €50, €100, €1,000 or more, your contribution will be part of something much bigger: a shared commitment to restoring Ireland's natural heritage.

Together, we can help bring Ireland's rainforests back.