Hometree charity is a landscape restoration charity with a national scope. Our work is to establish and conserve permanent native woodland, encouraging land regeneration and biodiversity through afforestation, restoration and education.
We're a small but rapidly growing charity, at an exciting stage of its development. We have a committed team, and an experienced group of eight board members. Hometree owns sites across the country and delivers workshops, and environmental services throughout Ireland.
What began as a tree-planting charity is growing into a project which endeavours to deeply connect people with nature, and facilitates a wide variety of projects that are fundamental to addressing both Ireland’s declining biodiversity and the unfolding climate challenge.
Our current fundraising comes from partnerships, people and businesses who share and wish to support Hometree’s goals and those who are curious to educate themselves and connect to their sense of stewardship for the natural world. We’ve worked with over 50 businesses, from small startups to multinational organisations like Medtronic, the global leader in medical technology.
Research Opportunities
Research Collaboration with final year Undergraduates, Master students, and Post-Docs.
Hometree welcomes collaboration with Undergraduates, Research Master’s students and Post-Docs interested in carrying out functional, applied ecological research within active restoration landscapes. Our sites provide opportunities to investigate how management interventions influence habitat condition, species composition, and ecosystem processes, with findings directly informing practical restoration and long-term conservation management.
We are particularly interested in projects that examine how restoration and land-management actions influence habitat condition, species composition, and ecosystem function. Priority research themes include:
Grassland management, grazing regimes, and early habitat recovery
Woodland restoration and native tree establishment in upland and lowland settings
Herbivore impacts and the effectiveness of exclusion and protection measures
Woodland expansion, habitat connectivity, and landscape-scale restoration potential
Habitat structure, microhabitats, and their role in supporting fauna
Ecosystem processes associated with deadwood, soils, and hydrology
Vegetation recovery following peatland and wetland restoration interventions
All projects must have the support of the student’s academic supervisor, and a letter of support will be required in advance of any project proceeding. This collaboration is not an internship or a stipend position. However, a small project budget may be available to contribute towards essential field equipment, subject to project scope and available funding.
Students will be expected to take primary responsibility for project design, data collection, and analysis. Hometree will provide site access, relevant background information where available, and coordination with land managers.
Careers
We do not currently have any open job vacancies on the Hometree team.
However, we are always growing, so please check back soon for future opportunities.
Hometree is an equal opportunities employer. Candidates will not be discriminated against based on age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, neurodiversity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger, more creative, and more impactful in the work we do. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to thrive. If you’re passionate about Hometree’s mission but unsure whether you meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experiences and perspectives could be exactly what we need.