Celebrating a tree-planting milestone in Dublin

Since 2023, Trees on the Land and Microsoft have collaborated on tree-planting efforts in south and west Dublin to enhance the area’s native biodiversity. Now in their third year, the organizations are celebrating a milestone: 25,000 trees planted across the city.

Over 8,000 trees were planted just in the first half of 2025 as part of the initiative, focusing on three community sites: St Aidan’s Community School, Ballyboden St Enda’s GAA Club, and TU Dublin Blanchardstown campus. Volunteers planted a mix of native trees from 15 species, including oak, birch, and hazel. As the trees mature, they’ll help to enhance green spaces, reduce air pollution, and supply habitat needs such as food and shelter to native wildlife. St Aidan’s Community School received 4,000 of the trees to create a woodland that provides a living example for lessons about nature, biodiversity, and sustainability.

In addition to the main planting events, Microsoft also worked with Clondalkin Tidy Towns to support residents’ wellbeing by donating native trees to local community members.

All of these efforts came together in the 25,000 trees achievement this year, with a planting event during National Trees Week. Over 300 volunteers from local schools, community groups, and Microsoft gathered to plant trees in the local communities around the Microsoft datacentre campus in Grangecastle.

Imogen Rabone, Project Coordinator at Trees on the Land, appreciated how the work furthers the mission for more sustainable communities. “The 8,000 trees planted at sites across south and west Dublin this year will help support local biodiversity and create greener natural spaces that directly benefit local residents. Many thanks to the volunteers from Microsoft and the local community for their brilliant help with the planting work on the ground.”