# Hometree

> Restoring Ireland's Wild Atlantic Rainforest through native woodland creation, nurseries and community

Source: https://treerm.org/org/hometree · Updated 2026-11-08 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: Ennistymon, County Clare, Ireland
- Founded: 2015
- Website: https://www.hometree.ie
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.hometree.ie/volunteer
- Donate: https://www.hometree.ie/support#donate
- Events calendar: https://www.hometree.ie/full-listings
- Countries where they plant: Ireland
- Activity types: Reforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Nurseries & seedlings, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 185,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Hometree is a nature restoration charity founded in 2015 by Matt Smith, Mitch Corbett and Fergal Smith on a farm at Deerpark, Ennistymon, County Clare. Volunteer-run until 2021, it now has 26 staff and owns 518 acres across sites in Clare, Kerry, Sligo, Wicklow and Connemara, including the 280-acre Cnocán Bán site that anchors its Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project to restore temperate rainforest along the west coast. It grows native trees from seed in its own nursery, planted nearly 150,000 native trees in 2025, works with farmers and landowners through land partnerships and the Iveragh Woodlands EIP, and hosts twice-monthly volunteer days, summer schools and the Dinnseanchas arts programme.

## Programs

- **Wild Atlantic Rainforest Project** — Reforestation (2024–present): Land acquisition and restoration of temperate rainforest habitat along Ireland's west coast, starting with the 280-acre Cnocán Bán site in Connemara; goal of about 4,000 acres across eight sites. https://www.hometree.ie/about
- **Native tree nursery** — Nurseries & seedlings: Nursery at the Ennistymon HQ growing native trees from locally collected seed, including 20 species not grown commercially. https://www.hometree.ie/about
- **Land partnerships and Iveragh Woodlands EIP** — Agroforestry (2024–present): Work with farmers and landowners to protect and create native woodland on their land, including the Iveragh Woodlands European Innovation Partnership in County Kerry. https://www.hometree.ie/iveragh-woodlands

## Metrics

> Note: Hometree's 2025 annual report says the charity was founded in 2015, while its About page says it began in a community garden project in the winter of 2014; 2015 is used. Trees planted rose from 35,000 in 2024 to nearly 150,000 in 2025. The hectares figure is a conversion of 1,518 acres under restoration management plans, which includes partner-owned land; land in charity ownership alone was 518 acres (210 ha) at end 2025. Charity RCN 20206254, CHY 23020.

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Funds raised (USD) | 2025 | 2,261,100 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Estimated | [source](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTH2mM6fYa6sREIsqoU2C2r1qiw23J5-/view) Annual Report 2025: 'raised EUR 2,026,245'; financial review says gross income reached approximately EUR 2 million, up 42% on 2024 (EUR 1,428,659). Converted at 1 EUR = 1.1159 USD (open.er-api.com, 7 Nov 2026). |
| Hectares restored | 2025 | 614 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Estimated | [source](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTH2mM6fYa6sREIsqoU2C2r1qiw23J5-/view) Annual Report 2025: '1,518 Acres put into restoration management plans' (518 acres in charity ownership plus 1,000 acres in restoration via land partnerships). 1,518 acres = 614 ha (x0.4047). The 2024 report gave 175 hectares in charity ownership and care. |
| Seedlings produced | 2025 | 60,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTH2mM6fYa6sREIsqoU2C2r1qiw23J5-/view) Annual Report 2025 Nature Stats: 'native trees grown from seed 60,000'. |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 35,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qA8pAS21fgJL0FeQhf96RcKoXXCzVsBm/view) Hometree Annual Report 2024 key figures: 'Native trees planted 35,000'. |
| Trees planted | 2025 | 150,000 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yTH2mM6fYa6sREIsqoU2C2r1qiw23J5-/view) Hometree Annual Report & Accounts 2025, 'Hometree's 2025 Nature Stats': 'total native trees planted 150,000'; text: 'In 2025, Hometree planted nearly 150,000 native trees across Ireland, its largest planting season to date.' PDF from the Annual Reports folder linked on hometree.ie. |
| Volunteers engaged | 2024 | 900 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qA8pAS21fgJL0FeQhf96RcKoXXCzVsBm/view) Annual Report 2024 key figures: 'Corporate Volunteers 900'. Counts corporate volunteers only; regular community volunteer days are not totalled. |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Upcoming events

- 2026-11-21 — Volunteer Day (Volunteer planting), Ennistymon — register: https://forms.monday.com/forms/1fae3e5a6739bad45dd75c374c649e27?r=euc1 — https://treerm.org/events/hometree/volunteer-day-2026-11-21.md
- 2026-12-05 — Volunteer Day (Volunteer planting), Ennistymon — register: https://forms.monday.com/forms/5fbb568691fec1ffb10c682a94aa0fa0?r=euc1 — https://treerm.org/events/hometree/volunteer-day-2026-12-05.md
- 2027-01-16 — Volunteer Day (Volunteer planting), Ennistymon — register: https://forms.monday.com/forms/44211b9dc20b5c033b78239991585a17?r=euc1 — https://treerm.org/events/hometree/volunteer-day-2027-01-16.md

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/hometree__
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hometreecharity/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hometreecharity
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hometreecharity

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