Avon Needs Trees
Photo: Daisy Brasington
About Avon Needs Trees
Avon Needs Trees is a registered charity creating new, permanent woodland throughout the Bristol-Avon catchment to fight the climate and nature emergencies.
Why more woodland?
Over recent centuries the Bristol-Avon catchment area has lost most of its woodland and is now one of the most deforested parts of the UK.
This leaves us vulnerable to the climate crisis, increased flooding, and a sharp decline in our local biodiversity.
Planting new woodlands is essential to tackle the climate and nature emergencies. Woodlands take many years to deliver these benefits, and there are increasing worries about whether new woodlands planted will still be here in the decades to come.
With any tree planting project, it is important to ask if there will be long-term maintenance to ensure the woodland will thrive, and if the trees will be maintained when land changes hands. The best way to guarantee the permanence of new woodlands is to purchase or legally secure the land on which they are created.
We are tackling the climate emergency by fundraising to buy land or partner with landowners to plant new, permanent woodlands of well cared-for trees that will store up carbon over time. New woodlands help natural flood management as well as helping local nature to bounce back.
Become a Woodland Hero!
Join our growing community of regular donors, where your monthly donation will restore habitats, establish woodlands to absorb carbon and alleviate floods, and make a lasting impact! Together, we can create a better future.
Our donors
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Tina
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Katie
donated
£300
In honour of two people I love very much, who gave me so much love when I had no one. They loved Nature, Phil loved watching the birds and butterflies, Hazel loved tree hugging. They passed away suddenly and I made a promise to donate to treee planting causes every year for the rest of my life.
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Hannah Sheahan
From Y1 Cathedral Primary School
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Alex
donated
£20/M
Fabulous work by wonderful people to make the world greener and Avon all the more beautiful, thank you!
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Alex
donated
£250
Fabulous work by wonderful people to help the world and make Avon all the more beautiful! Thank you!
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Get PR Done and Councils for PR
In memory of Bob Bater from all of us at GPRD and C4PR.
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Mo McManus
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Harry
donated
£50
Because we need more trees in West Country
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R
donated
£40
I'm enthusiastic about the charity, the future eco-tourism branch, and the conservation of the most heavily deforested area of England. Keep up the great work ANT!
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Emma Birch
donated
£100
Congratulations on securing Wick Farm and for all the work that the team does! Happy planting season. Emma Birch
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Anonymous
Just imagine a countryside re-wilded with more woodlands and all the biodiversity that comes with it - Just amazing.
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Laura
In loving memory of my lovely Dad on Father’s Day. He loved trees, especially Aspens, and would have been pleased to know that Avon Needs Trees were diligently planting trees, in a place that was special to him.
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David Owen
donated
£52.31
Keep up the fantastic, vital work!
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Emma
Happy Birthday Emma G! With love from Emma and Ray xx
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Colleen
Happy 50th Birthday Emma! Lots of love the Vowden’s ❤️
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Richard
For Karen Page
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Silverback Films Ltd
donated
£500
A donation from the selling of some of our old filming equipment towards the good work that you do. From all at Silverback Films Ltd. in Bristol.
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olwen crookall-greening
donated
£400
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Olwen Crookall-Greening
donated
£104.36
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David
Just zoom out of Google satellite map to see how little woodland remains in UK. Hope this helps start a trend of significant tree planting. Trees are magnificent.
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David Woodhead
Keep up the fantastic work - looking forward to hearing about the next woodland.
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Greener Energy Futures
donated
£70
Keep up the good work!
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Matthew
donated
£100
Happy Christmas Mum, Dad, Mercy & Martin xxxx
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James
donated
£268.50
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Chris
donated
£62.72
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Joe Phillips
donated
£791.50
I'm donating to (properly) offset personal flights I've taken in the last year to Croatia, the U.S. and Mexico, using the well researched method developed by those wise and compassionate people at Everoze. It's time to stop the BS on carbon offsetting and pay the earth something approaching a fair deal when we feel we have to take flights. This year has been one of heavy travel for me, and whilst I feel little or no guilt about this, I know the monies I give to ANT will fund good work delivered by good people. Keep going.
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Martin
Keep up the good work ! We'll be coming to help in the new year !
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george mcclelland
donated
£52.32
Fantastic project. Great to see a group doing something really positive and making a practical difference for nature.
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Tricia Hillier
Great work. Well done and thank you.
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Louis King
donated
£21.02