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Just one pound puts a tree in the ground!
Chew Valley Plants Trees is delighted to support Avon Needs Trees in their attempt to purchase Lower Chew Forest.
We have worked it out: They need £100,000 and plan to plant 100,000 trees: just £1 can put a tree in the ground!
As well as this massive tree planting endeavour (the largest in the South West in a generation) they will be caring for 420 acres of land with a mixture of wildlife habitats and regenerative farming. That’s a massive plus for nature and carbon capture and will enhance local food production.
Our aim in Chew Valley Plants Trees is to double tree cover in the Chew Valley catchment area so of course we want this land purchase to succeed: it will have a significant impact on this goal. And the good news is, when Avon Needs Trees buy land they ensure it has public access and is held in trust for this purpose in perpetuity: your children’s children really will play beneath the boughs of the trees you plant.
So why not donate to this fabulous project today, and leave your own message about why you are donating.
Just one pound puts a tree in the ground: how many trees might you invest in?
For more information and to make a pledge visit: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/lower-chew-forest
Two-Tier Hedge Trimming Method
Chew Valley hedge expert explains how a change in hedge management can increase carbon sequestration and benefit wildlife.
Great Avon Wood
Our friends and allies at Avon Needs Trees are doing great things as recently reported in the Guardian newspaper.
2024 Agroforestry Open Weekend
Agroforestry Open weekends provide an opportunity for other farmers, campaigners, politicians, environmentalists and anyone else interested to have a look at agroforestry in action! Sign up and learn more
Hazel planting in the Food & Fuel forest
Read about how our afternoon of planting hazel seedlings went in the Chew Valley recently…
The Woodland Trust Celebrates 50 Years
Watch a short commemorative video that celebrates what they stand for and why supporters are at the heart of everything they do.
Chew Valley gets Planting!
Chew Valley Plants Trees and Black2Nature join forces to plant 465 trees at Nempnett Pastures, where George Ford is the 6th generation of farmers on the land.
Trees for the Chew Valley
A kind donation of trees arrives by bicycle and what happens next…
Plant a tree in your heart
Make your own little film that we can add to our gallery of trees we love, and send them to us. Check out our communities videos here too.