So delighted to celebrate Spring with the installation of one of the UK’s #TreeCharter legacy Tree Poles in Grizedale Forest. Carved with a poem, the pole is set beneath some of the forest’s tallest trees. Read More
Look to the trees!
Planting Legacy Trees
Time to plant the Tree Charter legacy trees in Cumbria – come and join us at the treefolds. Read More
Tree Charter Launch
What a massive privilege to be involved in the launch of the new Charter for Trees, Woods and People in Lincoln … Read More
treefold:north, fetching stones
The third treefold in Cumbria is getting closer – we have brought the stones together and will be starting the build mid November. Read More
A legacy – trees for the future
The creation of a new sculptural work in Grizedale Forest is part of The Long View legacy and a marker for the Charter for Trees, Woods and People – and there’s a chance next week to watch work in progress. Read More
‘A Halo of Memories’ : The Calgarth Oak
We have listened to many stories about trees over the last eighteen months, but today the story we heard was far more moving than we had expected. Trevor Avery had been in touch to say he had something he wanted to show us, and it involved a tree. We met him this morning, in the… Read More
A new charter for trees
Back in 1217, two years after the Magna Carta was written, Henry III signed the Forest Charter. Since then, a lot has changed. Ancient woodland has disappeared at an alarming rate and, according to the Woodland Trust: “…society in the UK has never been more disconnected from its trees. Individuals are less likely to spend… Read More
THE LONG VIEW 