READ MORE: Trees planted for Covid victims on anniversary of first lockdownĪlex Stone, Director of the Forest of Avon Trust said: "The Forest of Avon community has its first new woodland base and over 100 acres of wonderful habitat which we hope will give thousands in the region the chance to enjoy it in years to come, whether through helping to plant, enjoying wellbeing activities, walks, talks or keeping up to date remotely.” All 40,000 trees will be provided by the Woodland Trust. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has provided a grant to establish a heritage trail and to set up partnerships that will allow Avon Needs Trees to attract and engage under-represented groups. Funding for the establishment of the Great Avon Wood has come from the Green Recovery Fund managed by the West of England Combined authority led by Metro Mayr Dan Norris. Funding for the scheme has come from Defra through their Trees for Climate programme. The dormancy period varies according to the weather and the tree species but the end of March generally marks the end of the planting season. "It’s so nice for local communities to see that positive change is happening and that they can get involved with it themselves.” The race to get 2,000 trees planted by the end of the month is due to the fact that trees are best planted when they are dormant and not actively growing. She said: “This is an incredibly exciting project and this sort of action on a local level is really important. "We are thrilled to have planted over 4,000 trees but we really need help to get 2,000 more trees planted before the start of April.” Avon Needs Trees is partnering with charity Black2Nature to run family-friendly tree planting days.įounder Mya Rose Craig (AKA birdgirl) attended the first event to plant trees with her sister alongside other family groups. We are grateful to have so much interest from people from the local area and also from across the region. READ MORE: Fury over Somerset town's new seafront 'yellow brick road'Īvon Needs Trees director Dave Wood said: “It has been amazing to welcome people to the site and to see the new woodland start to take shape. Basketball player pulls off ‘impossible’ slam dunk to set brand new record. F1 legend Jenson Button sets reaction-based world record ahead of 2023 season. 20-year-old hen from USA verified as worlds oldest chicken. Now volunteers are needed to plant a further 2000 trees before the start of April. Behind the Scenes: A beginner’s guide to getting a Guinness World Records title. The 100 acre site for the new woodland was secured by local charities Avon Needs Trees and the Forest of Avon Trust. Over the next three years, volunteers will help to plant and care for 40,000 trees supplied by the Woodland Trust. Great Avon Wood is the largest new woodland creation project on record for the West of England. Volunteers have already planted more than 4,000 trees at Great Avon Wood on 100 acres of land on the outskirts of Pensford. The race is on to plant thousands of trees in the Somerset countryside as part of a bid to create the largest new woodland in the south west.
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