Our team are busy planting 465 new trees in a variety of species in our woodlands.

This is to combat the devastation caused by Ash Die-Back, a disease with disastrous results for the landscape and biodiversity.

This method of forestry helps prevent major loss and counteracts the devastating impact on the woodlands and connecting habitats. Without action the disease will spread and we could lose more trees than necessary as well as connecting hedge rows and other trees on surrounding land.

In addition we have planted 1,318 hedging plants of different species in various locations, by way of a positive attempt to rejuvenate existing hedgerows, as well as creating new ones.

New hedgerows follow Natural England’s suggested species to encourage biodiversity and are a mix of 80% hawthorn and the remaining 20% made up of field maple, dog wood, hazel, midland hawthorn, spindle, wild privet, blackthorn and purging buckthorn.