About us
How we are funded
Our work is funded by our dedicated members and supporters, gifts in wills, grants, trusts and partners. Here we outline what we raised in the last financial period and breakdown where it came from.
Who we are
In 1972 a group of friends gathered round a kitchen table in Devon to discuss saving a local wood: that day the Woodland Trust was born.
The kitchen table belonged to Kenneth Watkins OBE – our founder and first chairman – who was so concerned about loss of ancient woodland, he decided to do something about it.
Now we stand up for trees as the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity. We have 500,000 members and supporters and more than 1,000 woods of our own which are free to visit anytime.
Our head office is in Grantham, Lincolnshire, but we have regional offices in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland too and a network of volunteers all over the UK.
We create havens for wildlife by planting millions of trees every year, campaign for new laws to protect ancient woodland and restore damaged ancient woods so they can breathe again.
Our vision is a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife.
We can’t achieve it on our own. We need your help too.
What we do
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We plant
We plant woods and trees to combat climate change, build a greener future for the UK and create havens for wildlife.
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We protect
We save woods and trees from decimation. We stand against needless destruction and lead the fight against tree pests and diseases.
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We restore
We bring damaged ancient woods back to life. We restore these irreplaceable ecosystems before they are lost forever.
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We care
We care for over 1,000 woods, keeping them open for you to explore and enjoy. We want to inspire a love for woods and trees for generations to come.