| How
the scheme works
Dedicate a Tree offers people and businesses the opportunity
to get involved
in the creation and sustainability of community woodlands.
By choosing to dedicate a tree in one of the woodland
creation sites, individuals
and businesses alike are helping to increase woodland
coverage across the region,
while leaving a lasting legacy to mark a special occasion.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• When will my trees be planted?
Trees are planted during the planting season which
runs from October to March
each year. Therefore, due to the planting season, and
the fact that the planting
on each site is large scale, it is possible that trees
you dedicate will already
have been planted.
• How will I know which are my trees?
To ensure that the community woodland sites stay as
natural as possible,
individual trees are not marked in any way.
• Can the same trees be dedicated twice
if the woodland becomes full?
No, Community Forests Northwest ensures that the same
tree will not
be dedicated twice. None of the sites have had all the
trees within them
dedicated, but when the sites become full we will find
other sites for you
to dedicate trees in.
• What is the money spent on?
Rather than your donation just being used for specific
trees it is best to see
your support as a contribution to the establishment
and management of the
whole woodland! Donations towards our Dedicate a Tree
scheme may be used
to fund other vital aspects of Community Forests Northwest’s
projects which
make the community woodlands possible, therefore all
dedications should be
viewed as general donations towards the sustainability
of the woodlands.
The money raised from the Dedicate a Tree scheme is
used to fund much
more than just tree planting. Your donations are vital
to the work of
Community Forests Northwest, and help to maintain the
woodland sites
as well as other aspects of the work of The Mersey and
Red Rose Forests.
For further information about the variety of projects
of The
Mersey and
Red
Rose Forests.
• Will trees be replaced if they die?
Yes, trees are planted if needed to ensure the woodland
is maintained.
All our woodlands are managed as native woodlands; therefore
the eventual
removal of some trees through thinning as part of good
management is part
of the natural cycle of woodland management.
• What type of trees do you plant?
The trees are all native to the North West. The species
planted include Rowan
(or Mountain Ash), Oak, Field Maple, Alder, Beech, Silver
Birch, Holly and Ash.
To ensure that trees are suitable for the area, there
are no large seeded species
(Oak or Beech) in Roughleys Wood or Jubilee Wood as
these are red squirrel
buffer zones.
If you would like further information on the species
of trees in each site,
please contact Ruth Puttick on 0161 872 1660
or ruth@cfnw.org
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