How to remember us in your will

After taking care of any family and friends, simply add your chosen charity or charities as beneficiaries. Remembering the Woodland Trust in this way will create a future legacy lasting generations.

Most charitable gifts in wills are also tax free, and you may be able to reduce the amount of inheritance tax payable. Your professional adviser will be able to help you, and there is more information in our frequently asked questions.

Types of gifts in wills

There are several ways to leave a gift in your will. You could leave:

• a share of your estate once other gifts and payments have been made
• a fixed sum, the value of which may decrease over time as the cost of living increases.

You could also name a particular item in your will: for example, a piece of jewellery, or perhaps you might want to leave some land or an area of woodland.

Leaving land or woodland to us

Many people kindly think of the Woodland Trust when they are planning the future of their own wood or land and we're very grateful to be considered in this way. However, as we hope you can appreciate, certain factors must be taken into account before we are able to accept a gift of this nature.

Each potential gift must be considered very carefully to ensure that your wishes are fully taken into account and that we have the resources necessary to offer the wood or land the attention it deserves. As a charity, we have limited resources and a responsibility to direct them in the most effective way. Our policy is to conserve substantial areas of ancient woodland and acquire land for tree planting to create networks of valuable wildlife habitat across the UK.

If you're considering this generous gesture, please do get in touch using the details below. We’d be very happy to discuss all the options with you, and you can be assured that letting us know that you are considering or have included the Woodland Trust in your will is not legally binding in any way.