Restoring balance: Why deer management matters to our woodlands and wildlife
Deer are a treasured part of the UK’s wildlife. They are graceful animals that many of us enjoy seeing in the countryside. In a balanced ecosystem, deer […]
Claire’s Woodland Skills Journey
This year, we proudly welcomed the second cohort of participants to our acclaimed Woodland Skills Course – a free programme aimed at helping adults build the skills […]
BNG one year on. Has it lived up to expectations?
The launch of biodiversity net gain in February 2024 was widely celebrated in the environmental sector as a potential game-changer. A pragmatic, forward thinking measure to facilitate […]
Meet our corporate supporters: GCP Architects
At Avon Needs Trees, our ability to carry out impactful projects relies on the support of our corporate partners. Business donations play a crucial role in transforming […]
Coming soon: The Great Avon Wood Heritage Trail!
By Susan Barker, Great Avon Wood Conservation Heritage Co-ordinator Did you know that we are creating a waymarked heritage trail through the new woodland we are planting […]
Landscape Recovery in the Lower Chew Valley commences!
By Matthew Smith, Natural Capital & Corporate Partnership Lead During August and September we have been busy with our partners at the Bristol and Avon Rivers Trust […]
Meet our corporate supporters: Nicholas Pearson Associates
Avon Needs Trees relies on our corporate partners to make our projects possible. Donations from businesses make the difference between being able to buy land to create […]
We have some sad news
We were very sad to receive the news on Monday that part of the Publow Oak at Great Avon Wood had collapsed as a result of the […]
Woodland Skills – Training for a dream green job
By Debs Hoy, Green Skills Co-ordinator On summer solstice, graduates from Avon Needs Trees’ first ever Woodland Skills training course wrapped up six-months of career development with […]
Meet our volunteers: Bronwen Fraser
Our team of volunteers are the heart of Avon Needs Trees, and our work creating new, permanent woodlands simply would not be possible without their dedication. With […]
Summer event success at Great Avon Wood
Avon Needs Trees aims to create publicly accessible green space for people to explore the natural and cultural heritage at our sites. This summer has seen a […]
Meet our volunteers: Hilary Jeffkins
Hilary Jeffkins is one of our brilliant volunteer leaders at Great Avon Wood. She has been volunteering with us for an amazing 3 years, starting her Avon […]
From aeroplanes to arms dealers: the real cost of ‘greenwashing’
By Dave Wood, Avon Needs Trees CEO Over the last year or two I’ve been approached by everyone from big oil to aeroplane manufacturers, arms dealers to […]
Meet our volunteers: Charlie Kimber
This Volunteers’ Week, we are highlighting some of our amazing volunteers and the fantastic work they do to help us create new, permanent woodlands across the Bristol-Avon […]
Meet our volunteers: Amy Ivy Timms
This Volunteers’ Week, we want to celebrate the incredible work our volunteers do to help us further along our mission to create new, permanent woodlands across the […]
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How we choose tree species in a changing world
By Alister Wynn, Head of Woodlands and Impact Species choice for new woodland planting is one of the most common questions we get asked. Part of our […]
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We have purchased the land to create the Lower Chew Forest!
Last Friday, we officially purchased the land to create the Lower Chew Forest, the South West’s largest new woodland in a generation. After months of hard work […]
The magic of trees and why we need more of them
By Mark Funnell, ANT’s Chair Planting trees can bend time. You’re often thinking of what your grandchildren and their children will inherit. That perhaps that one oak […]
Running for new woodlands
On 19th May, Jake Hart is running the Bristol-half marathon to raise money for Avon Needs Trees! We caught up with him to find out how he’s […]
£171,000 raised in 6 weeks to make the Lower Chew Forest a reality
We are delighted that in under 6 weeks of fundraising, we have raised a phenomenal £171,955 to buy the land and establish the Lower Chew Forest. This […]
Climate anxiety: How planting trees is the perfect antidote
By Mark Funnell Climate anxiety is one of those phrases that sneaks up on you. I doubt anyone was talking about it 20 years ago. Now it comes […]
Flooding is happening more often. How can we slow the flow?
Footage on the news this morning is distressing, writes Avon Needs Trees CEO Dave Wood, with homes flooded, people displaced and lives and livelihoods at risk. Extreme […]
Our exciting new project: Landscape Recovery in the Lower Chew
We have some exciting plans in the pipeline at Avon Needs Trees in 2024! In this month’s guest blogpost, ANT CEO Dave Wood speaks about our incredible […]
Help plant trees with EcardForest
Do you need a one-stop shop for your ecards, that you can send just from yourself or that everyone can sign online no matter where they’re based? […]
Conquering Somerset’s Three Peaks
On Saturday 28th October, six intrepid explorers set off to find circular three peaks waymarkers on as many posts as possible in the county of Somerset, and […]
Phil’s Story: Volunteering at Hazeland
Phil Smith is one of our longest standing volunteers at Avon Needs Trees, having started back in 2020 when we purchased our first site, Hazeland, an amazing 34 […]
Heather’s cycle to work journey
Sustainability is at the heart of ANT, and we strive to be as green as possible while we work to create new permanent woodlands across the Bristol-Avon […]
Regular giver highlight: Sarah Kidd
Sarah Kidd is one of our regular givers, generously donating to Avon Needs Trees every month to help us create new permanent woodlands across the Bristol-Avon river […]
Preparing to take on Somerset’s Three Peak Challenge
ANT staff and trustees are heading out into Somerset to take on the challenge of walking Somerset’s Three Peaks this October to raise money for the […]
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Introducing our new Volunteer Portal
Avon Needs Trees Volunteer Portal is a new area on our website that allows you to search easily for volunteer opportunities near you. With a simple log-in […]
