Land Ownership – Charity
Project Timeline – Planted March 2024
Features Implemented
Gross woodland area – 15.44 ha
Community Engagement
Volunteers from the local community helped plant the trees, and a competition was held to name the woodland – Avery Woods. See media.
Project Impact
The team at Ushaw ran several community engagement dates throughout March 2024, and have involved people in woodland maintenance with the goal that they can learn about the establishment of woodland and be part of a sustainable future.
Design & Approach
The Durham Woodland Revival project worked with Ushaw from the beginning to assess their existing woodlands and to organise the new 15-hectare (37 acre) woodland planting scheme.
Partnerships
Community, Tilhill Forestry (contractor).
Support from Durham County Council’s Durham Woodland Revival (DWR) project, Natural England and the Forestry Commission.
Funding
North East Community Forest via the Trees for Climate grant
Key Stats
- Establishment of gross woodland area totalling 15.44ha (100%)
- Establishment of net woodland area 12.82ha (83%)
- Total open space C.2.62 (17%)
- Total trees C.24524
- xx volunteers
- xx hours of volunteer time
Quotes
Ady Davis, Garden and Grounds Co-Ordinator at Ushaw, said: “Ushaw is delighted, after years of planning, to start planting our new woodland areas.
“As well as improving the biodiversity of our estate, we are also intending to engage local communities with not only the planting of woodland but their maintenance and management”
Media