Being the daughter of a forester, and growing up surrounded by trees, one of my dreams was to have all the Native Ogham Trees here on the land. There were many mature trees here – Ash, Wild Cherry, Sycamore, Holly, Birch, Hazel, Elder to name a few. During the winter of 2013-2014, two hundred native trees were planted in a field which I’ve always called the ‘Tree Field’. The planting continued with trees arriving out of the blue. Dear friends gifted me saplings of oak and willow grown from the seed of some of the oldest trees here in Ireland. A neighbour regularly leaves bare-root trees on my doorstep. Trees somehow find their way here, and I smile as in the past I’ve had a vision of trees walking onto the land surrounding me. The Woodland Grove is still in its infancy but is already a lovely little woodland. I look forward to watching the trees grow and mature.
Over 2000 native trees have now been planted here at Cosán Ciúin.