Abbeyleix Nature Corner is a new local initiative supporting householders, gardeners, smallholders and small-scale land managers to carry out simple, practical actions that help wildlife and biodiversity.
It’s inspired by the national Hare's Corner programme — but focused locally on helping people in the Abbeyleix area to create small “nature corners” in the spaces they manage.
Whether you want to plant one native tree at your home, establish a hedge, add a pollinator-friendly flower bed, or create a mini woodland or heritage orchard, we can help you get started.
Participants can receive:
Advice and guidance on what would work best in your space
Free native plants and materials
Practical support on planting, layout and aftercare
We can support actions such as:
Mini Native woodland planting
Hedge / hedgerow planting
Heritage orchard planting (traditional fruit trees)
Pollinator-friendly flower beds and garden planting
Who can apply?
Abbeyleix Nature Corner is open to people in the Abbeyleix area including:
householders
gardeners
smallholders
people managing small land parcels ('cottage acres', paddocks, corners of fields, etc.)
community growers / groups
If you have a space and an interest in supporting wildlife — you are the right fit.
Step 1: Get in touch
Send us a short message telling us what space you manage. Photos are very helpful.
Step 2: We call and advise
We’ll chat through what actions make sense for your site (and what would be most beneficial for nature).
Step 3: We support with materials
Where resources allow, we’ll provide free plants and basic materials to help you deliver the action.
We don’t have endless resources — but we want to support as many local projects as possible.
We want Abbeyleix Nature Corner to inspire others, so all we ask is that participants:
allow us to take a few photos of the project
share a short update on how it went (what worked, what you learned, what you planted)
This helps build a local picture of positive action and encourages more people to take part.
If you are based in the Abbeyleix area and would like to create your own Nature Corner, we’d love to hear from you.
Contact us: info@abbeyleixtidytowns.net