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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Keir Philip
donated
£52.15
From the middle one to the management. Love you guys xx
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Steve and Viv
donated
£519.44
We have supported ANT for several years now, both through donations and volunteering---a great organisation doing essential and joyous work
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Matthew
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£50
A Christmas gift for my family.
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Chris Yarrington
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£15
For Sally Yarrington
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Charlotte Garrett
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£75
On behalf of Charlotte Garrett
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Jim
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£100
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Kevan
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Dinah Scudder
What better Christmas Present than planting trees and helping save the planet
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Kris
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£20
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Marina Sala
Thank you for all you do! X
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Richard
This is for our great niece Bella Barke's birthday who wants to make the world a better place
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Aga
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£50
For your work, especially future tree planting at the new site at Stanley Lane.
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Vanessa
donated
£337.72
Thank you for all your hard work. And thank you to all those that sponsored Jeremy and I on our summer running adventures!
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Chris Yarrington
donated
£100
I can't wait to come down and do some tree planting at Stanley Lane soon!
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Anonymous
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£104.07
Trees are the planets lungs.
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Matthew Short
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£100
Fabulous news and wonderful for Chippenham!
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Stella Lucia
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£20
I've been keeping an eye on this for a while and happy to donate to your project for my offsetting a flight's emissions (with much guilt). Best of luck with your newer purchase and happy tree planting when the time comes!
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Mark & Nicky
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£52.15
Having just had a tour of Hazeland, it is so obvious how worthwhile ANT’s work is
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Martin Symington
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£50
From Martin and Hennie
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Adam Chart
donated
£230
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Guy Hodgson
donated
£50
More trees please!
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SFW Communications Ltd
donated
£100
I have just been inspired by my visit to Hazeland and am sure will be able to achieve equally great things at Stanley Lane. Thanks for everything you are doing.
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Jonathan
donated
£5.42
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Clare
So pleased to be able to contribute to this investment in protecting our local environment and carbon reduction.
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Simon Vowden
donated
£10/M
Keep up the good work : )
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Adam Chart
donated
£200
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Lucy
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£21
Wishing you every success in purchasing this piece of land.
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Nicola
donated
£200
I told my parents about the wonderful day volunteering here and the good things that are happening at Hazeland and upon hearing about it they wanted to give this donation!
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Ewan
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£50
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Beatrice
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£50
Happy Birthday James! Hope you have a wonderful day. All my love, Bea xxxx