We plant trees in all our nature reserves. We have found they are the best way to encourage nature into the spaces we create for biodiversity.
They provide habitat, shelter and food for countless insects, birds and mammals. They stabilise soil, help to alleviate flooding, improve air quality, provide wind breaks, absorb carbon dioxide and give us oxygen. And more than that – they’re beautiful!
The numbers we have planted in each of our locations are as follows:-
20,023 at Sylvan Nature Reserve, Kirk Hammerton, York
8,838 at Bank Woods, Summerbridge, Nidderdale
19,957 at Dowgill Grange, Summerbridge, Nidderdale
4,847 at Dacre Woodlands, Dacre, Nidderdale
44 at Wilsill Memorial Woodland, Wilsill, Nidderdale
2,613 at Windmill Hill, Kirk Hammerton, York
4,470 at Skipbridge Nature Reserve, Green Hammerton, York
In 2018, we pledged to plant a further 100,000 trees in the next decade, as part of the Northern Forest. Since we made the pledge, there have been five planting seasons, and we have planted a total of 40,807 trees!
The charts below show our progress towards that goal.
Would you like to help us with tree planting, looking after our young trees, or other nature conservation tasks?
See here for more information. Or email lesley@makeitwild.co.uk