This interview with Orla Farrell, Easy Treesie Founder, created especially for National Biodiversity Week, is your go-to guide for understanding how to stake trees properly – and when not to.
Designed with amateur tree planters and community groups in mind
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11.00 am – Building a Movable Shield: How to Keep Trees Safe from Wildlife Damage
You’ve heard of a “Rabbit-Proof Fence”?
In this practical and encouraging session, we explore how one of our many participating GAA Green Clubs, Castleknock, partnered with the Easy Treesie – Crann project.
Firstly, to plant and secondly, to protect their newly planted trees from night-time nibblers
- local rabbits with a taste for tender saplings.
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12.00 pm – No Weeds, More Trees: Natural Methods for Protecting Young Woodlands
Orla Farrell (Easy Treesie Project Founder) in conversation with Brendan Fitzsimons (CEO, Tree Council of Ireland).
As part of National Biodiversity Week 2025, join us for an inspiring discussion on sustainable, chemical-free approaches to woodland care.
This session explores how a simple but powerful method – trampling weeds – can play a key role in protecting young trees and supporting long-term woodland health.

