Forest of Avon Trust

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The Forest of Avon Trust is the local charity for trees and woodlands in the former county of Avon, which now comprises Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Bath & North East Somerset.

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The Trust's ethos is to deliver the benefits of trees and woodlands to as many people as possible in the Avon area to benefit people and wildlife. [1] It runs wellbeing activities for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or dementia; [2] [3] [4] it works with schools to plant trees and engage children in the natural world; [5] it supports community groups and young people to improve their local environment; and it works with land owners to care for woodlands and plant new ones. [6] The charity also champions the Forest of Avon Community Forest, working with partners to safeguard existing trees and plant new woodland as part of this. [7]

The Forest of Avon Trust provides accredited Forest School training and has trained 185 Forest School leaders since 2010. [8] [9]

The Forest of Avon Trust currently manages a community woodland near Upton Cheney, South Gloucestershire. [10] [11]

History

The Forest of Avon Trust was established in 2008 to carry on the work of the Forest of Avon Community Forest, which planted over 1 million trees. [12]

Since then the charity has campaigned for strategic woodland creation, in support of the principles of the Community Forest.

In their first three years work included: creating mini-orchards in school grounds, donating thousands of locally grown, native trees and shrubs to school and communities, providing advice and support to local groups to enable them to plant trees, delivering environmental awareness and play activities for local schools and nurseries, delivering tailored woodland activities for adults with learning disabilities, advising landowners on woodland management and Forestry Commission grants and taking on the lease of The Retreat community woodland. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Trust, Forest Of Avon. "Forest of Avon Trust | Passionate About Trees & Woodlands". Forest Of Avon Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Trust, Forest Of Avon. "Woodland Wellbeing". Forest Of Avon Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Case Studies: Benefits to Health and Wellbeing of Trees and Green Spaces" (PDF). Community Forest Partnership. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Woodland Wellbeing - Forest of Avon Trust". Well Aware. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Trust, Forest Of Avon. "Trees for Schools". Forest Of Avon Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Trust, Forest Of Avon. "Woodland Management & Planting". Forest Of Avon Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "One tree per child - bristol.gov.uk". www.bristol.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "OCN Forest School Training 2013 Forest School Taster Day". Lawrence Weston Community Farm. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  9. ↑ Trust, Forest Of Avon. "Training Courses | Forest Of Avon Trust - Trees and Woodlands, Bristol - UK". Forest Of Avon Trust. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "Forest of Avon Trust takes on its first woodland". Outdoors West. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  11. ↑ Trust, Forest Of Avon. "Dedicate a Tree". Forest Of Avon Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  12. 1 2 "About the Forest of Avon Trust". Forest of Avon Trust Trust. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "Mike Dilger films three videos for local tree charity". Cotswold Life. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  14. ↑ "Professor Alice Roberts". Forest of Avon Trust. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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