Help Grow A Greener UK

The small act of donating to the 'Plant A Tree' scheme
will have a big impact on UK woodland.

28 April 2009

Native woodland is essential for wildlife, to help people keep fit and to access the wonders of the natural world. The Woodland Trust is creating new native woodland on an unprecedented scale, planting nearly a million trees at five sites across the UK.

The small act of donating will have a big impact on the lives of people, on wildlife and for UK woodland. It takes just 12 years for new woodland to grow from bare land to be turned into a wooded landscape to walk in and enjoy, creating a better environment for future generations.

The ‘Plant a tree’ appeal will help the Woodland Trust plant over a million trees at five key sites across the UK, Heartwood Forest near St Albans, Low Burnhall in Durham, Milton Woods at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in Stirling, Burntollet Wood in Londonderry and Cefn Ila in the Usk Vally in Wales.

So, donate £15, plant a tree, invite friends or family to come to a planting event with you and help make a tangible difference today and for many years to come.

10 Facts about woods and ancient woodland:

1. Ancient woodland is woodland that has been continuously wooded since 1600, but many have been in existence since the last Ice Age 2.
2. Ancient woodland covers only 2 per cent of Great Britain 3.
3. Ancient woodland is home to more rare and threatened species than any other UK habitat 4.
4. Wildwood covered almost all of the UK after the Ice Age 5.
5. Deforestation accounts for 17 per cent of total global carbon emissions, more than transport 6.
6. The UK is one of the least wooded countries in Europe, less than 12 per cent compared with the European average of 46 per cent 7.
7. By cooling the air and ground around them, the shade from trees helps cool the earths temperature 8.
8. In the last 100 years, 46 broadleaved woodland species have become extinct in the UK 9.
9. We have around 50 species of native trees and shrubs, including three conifers, in the UK 10.
10. In 1980, native species accounted for only five per cent of trees planted in the UK. “Every new tree planted in the right place is a good tree. The Woodland Trust is intent on doubling native woodland cover in the UK.”

To find out more visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk

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