Anyone can include a legacy to Community Forests North West in their will and it doesn’t
have to be for a lot of money. You may choose to leave us a specific gift of money or the
residue of your estate once family and friends have been looked after. You can also bequest
land or property.

Whether you give £500 to preserve a stand of trees, £2,000 to help maintain an acre of woodland,
or £20,000 towards conservation of the North West environment, your gift counts.

Making a will gives you piece of mind to know that your possessions will go exactly where
you want them to when you die. In the UK, more than 60% of charitable income comes from
legacies – a gift left to charity in your will. This is vital money, but only 13% of all wills contain
a charitable donation.

You can support Community Forests North West through your will. There are different ways
you can leave a gift in your Will; the most common are described below:

• Pecuniary Legacy (specific cash bequest).
  A gift of a fixed sum of money in your Will is called a pecuniary bequest. The value of pecuniary legacies will decrease over time, as the cost of living increases.
• Residuary Legacy
  A gift of the remainder of the estate after all other bequests have been made and debts cleared.
• Specific bequest
  A particular named item left as a gift in your Will is known as a specific bequest - for example,
  land or property.
• Contingent bequest
  A gift in your Will that depends upon the occurrence of an event which may or may not happen. An example is a bequest to a charity which applies only if other beneficiaries named in the Will die before the testator (person who made the Will).

Your solicitor will be able to advise you of the options available to you. Please contact us if you would like further details about leaving a legacy to Community Forests North West.

• Donation
  If you would like to make a donation to us now, please visit www.dedicateatree.org and click on ‘simply make a donation’. Your support for our work is greatly appreciated.