How to plant your wood

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Using our many years of experience of planting our own woods, we have compiled a step by step guide to help you plant your own broadleaf wood.

The links below give an outline of the basic steps involved but for a full and comprehensive guide on woodland design, planting techniques, typical costs, maintenance, advice on the trees that will suit different conditions you can download our ‘How to plant woods and trees' pdf document. You can also watch a online video about how to plan your wood and how to plant a tree.

Step by step guide

The first step towards planting your own woodland, all the information you need to plan, plant and care for your wood.

What the Woodland Trust can offer

Find out how the Trust can help every step of the way - contact details for the MOREwoods team and how they can help.

Funding your tree planting project

Find our more about which schemes can help you plant your own wood

Got a question?

Read our frequently asked questions for planting woods and trees

Back to the plant your own woods main page.

Planting trees

MOREwoods

Find out if you can plant trees with MOREwoods.

Native Tree Shop

Buy native trees and have them delivered to you

Get in touch

Tell us your story and if you plan to plant trees.

Interesting facts

Read interesting facts about woods and trees

Other ways to get involved

Plant A Tree

If you are not able to plant your own trees why not donate to have a tree planted for you.

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