Woodland Trust awards

We have been shortlisted for a Woodland Trust Awards !

MOREwoods Awards 2017

Four newly created woodlands in Devon are in the running to be named the UK’s best.

The Woodland Trust has shortlisted the sites created by members of the public in Lynton, west Putford, Crediton and Winkleigh in its quest to find the best woodland created under its MOREwoods project.

Jenni and Andrew Guy had help from local schoolchildren when they planted 1,175 trees over an eighth of a hectare at their West Putford beef farm in 2013.

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Sixteen other woods across the country are also in the running for the title.

The competition winner, who will receive a professional photoshoot in their wood and a wooden bench or sculpture to the value of £500, will be decided later this month by BBC Countryfile Diaries presenter Paul Martin, Woodland Trust Chief Executive Beccy Speight and Director of Woodland Creation John Tucker and announced in July.

Since it started in 2010, MOREwoods has seen the creation of more than 1,500 hectares of woodland and the planting of more than two million trees across the UK.

Anyone who wishes to plant a minimum half a hectare of their land (1.25 acres) can sign up to MOREwoods. The Woodland Trust offers expert advice and guidance on creating native woodland and can provide the best species mix for each site. The Trust will also contribute up to 60 per cent of the set up costs and for larger sites of a hectare or more can arrange to plant the trees as well.

MOREwoods is supported by Dorset Cereals. As well as helping to create woodland across the UK, bringing huge benefits to people and wildlife, the company has also planted 1,000 trees close to its headquarters in Poundbury, Dorset, with 100 of its staff.