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Woodland Trust

Report and Accounts 2024–25

The Woodland Trust's 2024-25 report and accounts details a record £89.4m income year in which the UK's largest woodland conservation charity created 2,548 hectares of new native habitat, distributed over a million free trees to schools and communities, and secured major land acquisitions including Buckland Wood and Harrison Woodlands, alongside continued campaigning for legal protection of ancient and veteran trees.

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Woodland creation and restoration, ancient woodland protection, free tree schemes for schools and communities, agroforestry advice (Trees for Your Farm), land acquisition, policy advocacy, conservation research and training

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 2,548 hectares of new wooded habitat created (up 25% on 2023-24)
Key Metric 2 209,868 metres of hedgerow planted
Key Metric 3 1,046,790 free trees distributed to schools and community groups

Key Outcomes

  • 581 hectares (1,436 acres) of new woods and land brought into the Trust's care, including Buckland Wood (Devon) and Harrison Woodlands (Lincolnshire)
  • Over 100,000 signatures secured for the Living Legends petition calling for legal protection of the UK's oldest and most important trees, handed in at 10 Downing Street
  • 12,775 hectares of the Trust's estate brought into active restoration, including 1,247 hectares of Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites within rainforest zones

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