About Us

Partners for Microwilding

WCSS has teamed up with Future Forests nursery. Our mission is to reforest small pockets of native Irish woodland and raise funds for our school. These woodlands will become arks for wildlife, be left to grow for posterity and do all the amazing things that trees and woodlands do.

Future Forests

We are a family run business with a passion for growing and our environment, and one of the leading mail order plant providers in Ireland.

Find out more about Future Forests’ involvement in Plant a Tree, Grow a School below, or click Read More to visit their webpages.

West Cork Sudbury School (WCSS)

We are part of a movement towards a very different model of education, where students have an equal part in the democratic running of the school itself and where they decide what, when and how they learn.

Find out more about WCSS’s involvement in the project at our Grow A School page. Or click on Read More to visit the WCSS webpages.

Our Team

Partners for Rewilding

Future Forests

Family run Irish Garden centre

A family run business with a passion for growing and our environment, and one of the leading mail order plant providers in Ireland.

WCSS

Sudbury Democratic School

Part of a movement towards a very different model of education, where students have an equal part in the democratic running of the school itself and where they decide what, when and how they learn.

Mattie Keane

Future Forests

I have been involved in horticulture for over 30 years and love to support initiatives that get young people out in nature and planting. To raise funds for a great school while doing this is a win for everyone.

Peter Little

WCSS

I aim to improve and restore landscapes with careful observation of local ecology and natural systems and a view to sustainability.

Being the Change

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Future Forests

From humble beginnings over 40 years ago we have been pioneering the gardens, orchards and woodlands of the future, developing to a committed, experienced team.

Who We Are

We are a family run business with a passion for growing and our environment, and one of the leading mail order plant providers in Ireland. With our roots firmly planted in the wilds of West Cork we have been inspired to work alongside our unique environmental heritage to evolve an ethical business where our values and ethos lead the way.

From humble beginnings 30 years ago we have been pioneering the gardens, orchards and woodlands of the future, developing to a committed, experienced team.

With years of business expertise behind us we have established strong relationships with growers and suppliers in Ireland and beyond.As our name suggests, the future is important to us. As growers, educators and innovators we believe we have the responsibility to protect and ensure the future of our diverse landscape and environment. Our intention is to leave a legacy that our future ancestors will be proud of. We’d love to support you to do so too.

Mattie & Maria

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What We Do

At Future Forests we are passionate about sourcing and supplying some of the best plants in Europe. We are one of Ireland’s leading mail order plant suppliers and we have a nursery and garden centre in West Cork.

We pride ourselves on the diversity of the plants we offer. From native trees & hedging to perennial flowers and alpines our huge range caters for the new garden owner to the seasoned grower.

We are engaged in the community – we also work with schools, community groups, country estates, landscapers and the farming community helping to source and select the right plants for all locations and situations.

We supply bareroot plants from November to April and a large variety of potted plants all year around.

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Supporting WCSS

Here at Future Forests, we are delighted to support this campaign.

In a time of climate crisis, we feel that many people are looking for a tangible, real way to help the environment.

Many people do not have the land to plant, and this campaign gives people a chance to do one of the best things you can do – to plant trees.

From our side, we are providing all the trees completely free of charge. We will use our expertise to select the best and most suitable trees for each site.

Our kids also attend this fantastic school. The world needs free thinkers and this form of democratic education is helping our kids to find their voices.

News & Events

Find out What’s New, What’s Happening and What’s Happened

See all our posts on our News pages

New Website Launch

by wcss

on Jul 27

Welcome to our new webpages! As our project has grown we found the need to develop our site, streamlined to make all the information you might need easy to find. We hope you enjoy your visit.

National Tree Week ~ 19th-26th March

by wcss

on Mar 31

As part of National Tree Week, we arranged a planting day in March – our last for the spring with the end of the bareroot season. And we had a fabulous (if somewhat muddy!) time with the awesome exchange students from The Clearwater School.