Urgent donations needed for 420 acre new woodland

Back in May, you were part of an amazing community of people who pitched in to support us to buy a 422 acre site between Bristol and Bath. With the money you so generously gave, we were able to purchase the land necessary to establish the Lower Chew Forest - the largest new woodland in the South West for a generation. 

Since then we have been working hard on plans for what this landmark new green space will look like. Today, we would love to share these plans with you - our early supporters. 

As you can see, it’s a huge project full of optimism and opportunities for nature, people and planet. Alongside 100,000 new trees and shrubs, we are planning to establish rolling grasslands, wetlands and miles of bountiful new hedgerow.  

This new forest will store carbon, reduce flooding and with 5km+ of new permissive paths also be a place for people to relax and reconnect with nature. A traditional orchard will be a living seedbank for heritage fruit trees and native pollinators. 

The money you gave made our dreams of establishing a forest of this scale possible. You helped us buy this land and because of that, together we can make positive change that will last for generations to come. 

We’re once again at an exciting and critical point in this project. 

Since the beginning of November, we have been raising the final money needed to establish this forest. The money needed was to purchase the trees, shrubs and seeds for this forest to start to take root. 

If you can offer any more support, please do visit our live crowdfunding page to read more about this bold vision of a greener future.

We are so grateful to have you on our team. 

Thank you. 

Avon Needs Trees.