The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. It has more than 300,000 members and supporters. The Trust has four key aims:
- No further loss of ancient woodland
- Restoring and improving the biodiversity of woods
- Increasing new native woodland
- Increasing people’s understanding and enjoyment of woodland
Interesting facts about the Woodland Trust:
- The Woodland Trust, the UK's leading woodland conservation charity, was set up in 1972 by Kenneth Watkins OBE.
- The Trust acquired its 1000th wood in 1999 and now cares for more than 1,100 woods across the United Kingdom.
- It has planted over 4.5 million trees, meaning it creates more new native woodland than practically any other UK conservation organisation.
- In the last six years the Trust has spent almost £60 million on woodland conservation.
- It was the first major landowner to have all its woods in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
- Its agenda highlights contemporary challenges - the threat to ancient woodland, improving biodiversity, increasing native woodland and increasing enjoyment to woodland.
- With this clear vision, the Trust aims through a mix of acquisition, lobbying, education and fundraising to keep woodland at the forefront of environmental progress.
- The Woodland Trust has over 125,000 members.
- For every new member we can provide long-term care for about a half acre of woodland (on average).
- It is estimated that Woodland Trust sites enjoy 12 million visits a year.
Further information and news from the Woodland Trust can be found at our website.
