Treesponsibility

STOP PRESS... This Weekend - 30th and 31st March

The Record Breaking Weekend Is Going Ahead.

It's been a tense time all week, wondering whether the record beaking event would be able to go ahead after the freezing conditions we've been enduring lately. Christina bravely ventured out to inspect the planting site today, and reports that most of the snow has gone, the ground is not frozen and that planting can go ahead.

It's still going to be chilly, so bring plenty of warm and windproof clothing and good boots if you are coming. There will be tea and coffee on site, with hot, homemade soup and bread for lunch.

Pickups are from:

Todmorden Rail Station at 11am. on Saturday and Sunday if you are just coming planting on either day.

Hebden Bridge Rail Station at 6pm. and 8pm on Friday if you are coming for the whole weekend

Contact details below if you want to get in touch or to book a place for the weekend.

Come and  join us for the following Tree Planting Weekends

30^th and 31^st - March Record Breaking Weekend. Help us make our winter 2013 targets.

 Book for this celebration weekend or join us for the day. 10.30 pick up from Todmorden railway station. Please ring to let us know you are coming (see contact details below).

20^th and 21^st April Group Weekend

  Book for this celebration weekend or join us for the day. 10.30 pick up from Todmorden railway station. Please ring to let us know you are coming (see contact details below).

To book a weekend email: treesponsibility@yahoo.co uk or ring 07985 638402

To join us for the day ring 07847 815926

The image of a seed is a powerful one. That a huge, craggy oak tree begins life as a tiny acorn seems improbable, bordering on miraculous.  It reminds us of the creative potential of small things, and there can surely be no better antidote to despair. 

Welcome To Treesponsibility

Hazel being planted at our recently started site at Warland Farm

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Here at Treesponsibility our aims are to educate people about the need for action on climate change, to involve local communities in tree-planting, and to improve our local environment and biodiversity for the benefit of local people and future generations.

Recent activity at Warland Farm

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Hundreds of people from all walks of life have been involved with the project, including local volunteers and landowners, schools from Calderdale and beyond, a wide range of community groups, and visitors from further afield joining us for our tree-planting weekends, details of which can be found on this website.

Since its formation in 1998, Treesponsibility has planted an average of 5 hectares every year - that's over 12 acres of new woodland per year.

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We're looking forward to expanding our project over the coming years, and would like to play an additional role in the delivery of the regional forestry strategy by offering help and support to anyone interested in starting a similar project in other parts of the region.. We think that it is not unrealistic to aim to achieve roughly 10-20% of the region’s targets for new woodland through community reforestation.

Aerial view of a Treesponsibility site being planted at Luddenden

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We can offer skill-sharing workshops, passing on practical advice on obtaining, evaluating and designing planting sites, maximising involvement, raising resources and communicating the science of climate change.

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