Moor Trees exists to grow and plant native broadleaf trees in response to the climate and nature crises. Your support grows native trees and restores habitats including our globally important temperate rainforests.
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0Moor Trees is breathing life back into Dartmoor.
At the heart of our mission lies a powerful purpose: connecting communities, improving biodiversity, and combating climate change – the most urgent challenges of our time. Moor Trees are creating and expanding native broadleaf woodlands on Dartmoor, forming a mosaic of restored natural habitats through natural regeneration of native species, and helping to establish a network of community woodlands through planting trees.
Since 2000, our Devon charity has planted over 168,000 trees and currently provides the opportunity to over 250 volunteers each year, to reconnect to nature and enhance their wellbeing. Moor Trees is unique as we collect seed of native broadleaved tree species from local sites, stratify, nurture and grow them for two to four years (dependant on species) in our two community tree nurseries at Dartington and Broadley. These young trees or ‘whips’ are then planted by our volunteers to restore Dartmoor’s lost temperate rainforest.
Moor Trees has an ambitious vision to increase the area of woodland and tree cover on Dartmoor to a third by 2050.
Volunteers, community groups and local businesses, support our mission to create native woodlands and restore habitats on Dartmoor.
Volunteers are at the core of everything we do and we are fortunate to have dedicated and passionate volunteers who share our vision and are empowered by being part of our journey. Volunteering with us ensures that local people can gain experience, form friendships and have a role in the climate and nature crises by being on the frontline of habitat restoration.
Business supporters can join our '10 Million Tree Club' and align their business with our mission. We also provide Wild Workdays for teams of employees to join us on a fulfilling team building day in the great outdoors.
We always welcome new volunteers and supporters, so please do reach out if you wish to support us in this way: [email protected]
Founded in 2000, our achievements include:
- Two community tree nurseries hosting 150+volunteer days each year.
- Over 168,000 trees grown and planted.
- Creation of 160+ new woodlands and associated habitats
- Almost 30 native tree species growing in our community tree nurseries including: Hazel, Alder, Birch, Rowan, Hawthorn, Crab Apple, and Guelder Rose
- Working in partnership with Duchy of Cornwall to double the size of Wistman's Wood temperate rainforest by 2040.
- 70,000+ trees growing in our tree nurseries.
- 30,000+tree available for planting this winter.
Thank you for visiting our page.
We need your support to make our vision of a third of Dartmoor planted to trees by 2050 a reality. Donate today to create the woodlands of tomorrow.
For more information please look at our latest Crowdfunder page, or visit our website www.moortrees.org
Together we can breathe more life back into Dartmoor.
