Update from our France branch manager
Tristram Hicks, our branch manager for France, gives an update on the trees he planted in 2023.
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Walnut Tree
A wild and spreading walnut treeStands proudly by my driveSome lower limbs are stiff and deadBut she’s very much alive In our cold climate nuts… Read More »Walnut Tree
Autumn in Thistle Wood
The oldest trees in Thistle Wood mark their first decade in Autumn 2024. For the first time I can see patches of ground where shade,… Read More »Autumn in Thistle Wood
Crate expectations
I have to admit that I am the least green-fingered member of the Woods for the Trees team. Plants don’t generally survive very long in… Read More »Crate expectations
Watching Trees Grow
A few years ago, I started gathering acorns and growing them in pots as part of my role for Woods for the Trees. I also… Read More »Watching Trees Grow
A natural development in our curriculum
We have been running our tree planting project at Queen’s Park Primary School for three years now, with two successful planting-out sessions. We really want… Read More »A natural development in our curriculum
What shall we do with all the tree shelters?
They are ubiquitous: row upon row of green plastic tubes like toy soldiers on parade across once-ploughed fields now turned over to tree planting schemes;… Read More »What shall we do with all the tree shelters?
New ‘tiny forest’ for Leeds
How microforest planting can bring multiple benefits Traditional planting schemes favour neat rows of trees spaced 2m-3m apart; but nature doesn’t plant trees that way.… Read More »New ‘tiny forest’ for Leeds
Our Second Successful Secondary School Planting
Our year 6 students have done it again! This time last year, we were celebrating our first batch of saplings finding their final planting site,… Read More »Our Second Successful Secondary School Planting
An end of year update from our man in France
Branch Report 2023 In a corner of a French field is a Branch of Woods for the Trees. The Branch Manager, Tristram, has a hectare… Read More »An end of year update from our man in France