Patron Appeal
Dame Judi Dench has been patron of the Woodland Trust for 12 years. She's written this special and urgent message to raise critically important funds for us.
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We safeguard woodland across the UK. But we can’t do this without you. Your support is vital to save woods for future generations, protect the wildlife that calls them home, and restore them to their thriving best.
All our current appeals
Help secure vital woodlands across the UK. Explore our current appeals and donate to make a lasting difference.
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Snaizeholme appeal, North Yorkshire
We have an exciting opportunity to protect more of the Snaizeholme valley. Will you donate to help secure this landscape for native UK wildlife?
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Woodland creation appeal
Donate now to support our vital work, including the creation of life-giving new woodlands. With your help, we can build healthy habitats where precious wildlife can thrive.
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Celebrating 30 years of Woodland Trust Northern Ireland
Over the course of three decades, we’ve planted millions of trees and increased native woodland cover in Northern Ireland. But we still need your support to help people and nature here thrive.
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Hargate Forest appeal
Thanks to your generous support, Hargate Forest has grown in size, and restoration of the new areas of woodland has now begun. But we still need your support to enable us to continue the work needed for Hargate to thrive into the future.
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Help us save and restore Buckland Wood
We need your support to save a globally important temperate rainforest.
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Harrison Woodlands appeal update
We've purchased Harrison Woodlands thanks to our generous supporters – but we still need your help.
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Rainforest appeal
Help support our vital conservation work to protect our vanishingly rare woodland habitats before we lose them forever.
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Brynau Farm appeal, Neath
We’re helping the incredible ancient woodland at Brynau Farm to flourish, and we now have the chance to more than double the size of this site. Help us secure Cefn Morfudd to create a peaceful oasis for native wildlife.
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Mead appeal, Derbyshire
With your help we can achieve our vision for Derbyshire's Young People's Forest and begin to realise its amazing potential.
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Tree disease fighting fund
We're investing in hedgerows and trees to replace ash lost to dieback, and supporting tree nurseries to rely less on stock imported from overseas. But we need your help to do more.
Appeal successes
Thousands of precious hectares secured. Thriving wildlife. Biodiversity restored. All thanks to you. But the fight's not over. There's still time to help.
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Ausewell Wood appeal, Dartmoor
With its dramatic rocky outcrops, raw and rugged beauty, and precious, endangered wildlife, Ausewell Wood is the lost world that needs your help.
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Green Farm appeal, Norfolk
Green Farm is now under our care but we still need your support to create a new native woodland for wildlife and people to enjoy.
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Loch Arkaig Pine Forest appeal, Scottish Highlands
Old and gnarled Scots pines. Celebrated ospreys. Breathtaking loch-side views. Thanks to your generous support, some of Scotland’s finest and most fragile treasures now have the chance to thrive.
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Yonder Oak Wood Appeal
Devon is where it all began for us 50 years ago. Now, thanks to your generous support, we're celebrating the creation of Yonder Oak Wood – a vast wooded landscape.
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Couldoran appeal, West Highlands
With your support, we're working to transform a large chunk of land right next door to Ben Shieldaig into a thriving mountain haven for rare and iconic wildlife such as the golden eagle, pine marten, red squirrel and otter.
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Ben Shieldaig appeal, West Highlands
This breathtaking slice of Caledonian pine forest – part of Scotland's rainforest and our first ever mountain – now has a bright future.
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Mourne Park appeal, Northern Ireland
Help keep Mourne Park thriving for nature and people – an irreplaceable ancient woodland in Northern Ireland now open for all to explore. We’ve secured this precious land, and we need you to help us to protect it for future generations.
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Brynau Farm appeal, Neath
We’re helping the incredible ancient woodland at Brynau Farm to flourish, and we now have the chance to more than double the size of this site. Help us secure Cefn Morfudd to create a peaceful oasis for native wildlife.
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Smithills Estate appeal, Bolton
The largest English site we've ever acquired is being restored to its full glory thanks to your donations.
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First World War Centenary Woods
One hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War, we marked the anniversary with one of our most ambitious planting projects to date. Find out how it went.
Other ways to support us
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Become a member
There's no better way to protect the trees we all need than by becoming a member of the Woodland Trust.
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Make a donation
With your support, we can ensure woods are always there, free for everyone to enjoy.
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Gift Aid: increasing the power of your donation
Find out what Gift Aid is, how it works, and why it's so important for our charity.
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Dedicate trees or woods
Dedicate a tree, bench or area of woodland to remember a loved one or mark an occasion.
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Leave a lasting legacy with a gift in your will
Leave a lasting legacy and protect the trees, woods and wildlife you love – today, tomorrow and forever.
Stronger together
Supporters like you are at the heart of everything we do. You're vital to our work and, in return, we're committed to being honest, transparent and accountable.
Find out more about our promise to you.