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Bringing history to life...

In 2005, the Woodland Trust joined forces with the Society for Nautical Research to commemorate the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

The project's aims were to deliver:

• a flagship site, ideally of around 200 acres, called Victory Wood;
  
• 26 woods named after the other ships in the Trafalgar fleet and delivered in partnership with private and public landowners;
  
• the planting of 250,000 trees around schools, in woods and public places;
  
• a nationwide education programme with access via the internet;
  
• 15,000 trees planted by children.
  

Find out whether we were successful here

Trafalgar Woods was part of Tree For All - the Woodland Trust's campaign to transform landscapes and engage children with nature. Our aims include the involvement of at least a million children in planting 12 million trees over the next five years.

See what's happening at Victory Wood

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