Seeds2Trees was launched by Living Woods in 2022 to enable people of all ages, across local communities, to grow UK native trees from seed, for future use in our community focussed tree planting schemes.
We will:
- help to grow more trees; creating woodlands, and improving our natural environment.
- enable the broader community to become part of the solution.
- give agency to people as we work together to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis.
In 2022 we launched Seeds2Trees with its first two-year round of tree growing. Over 100 community tree growers joined Seeds2Trees and embarked on their two year journey of planting British Native tree seed, and nurturing their young saplings. Our first round will end this November when we collect the saplings that they have tenderly cared for, and prepare them for planting.
A further 200 batches of seed and growing kits were distributed in November 2023 for our second round of tree growing and now we are preparing for our third round, when even more tree seed will be in community folks care to grow.
Our community of tree growers are made up of people, of all ages, backgrounds and growing experiences, within individual households, community group settings and educational establishments. Together we are “growing the change we need”.
HOW IT WORKS
Each year, we will supply seeds and growing kits to our growers, in the November. These kits all come with instructions sheets, and growers are supported every step of the way, with monthly newsletters and bespoke help.
Our tree growers sow the seeds, nurture, transplant them, and nurture some more, over a two-year period of time. After this your saplings will be collected, and become part of our woodland creation programmes at Living Woods.
ROUND 3 IS COMING SOON
With an even greater educational benefits– Round 3 will begin with the distribution of more seed and growing kits in November 2024
Are you interested to find out how you using your own outdoor space at home, can do something tangible to help our eco and climate crisis?
Are you interested to find out how you, as a Community group, can use Seeds2Trees as a tool to help you achieve your aims for your group members?
Are you a school, alternative educational provision, or home educational family, and want to see how you can inspire your learners to be change makers for the environment and enhance their educational and personal development through the project?
Please register your interest to find out more
HELP TO GROW SEEDS2TREES
Can you help this community environmental focused project, with educational benefits, to literally grow?
Your donation can help us grow the change we need to create new woodlands.
Each tree grown as a part of Seeds2Trees when planted, has the potential of absorbing a tonne of CO2, helping to create new woodlands that will help improve bio-diversity and our environment. Your donation will be making an investment for our future generations
There are also opportunities for corporate sponsorship – could your business help to grow this project. Please contact Lara for more information.
Thank you to:
Northern Structures Ltd for their on-going support
And to OCTO DESIGN and M H Southern & Co Ltd
And AN EXTRA SPECIAL THANK YOU TO…
Aviva Community Fund’s Crowdfunding and to each and every one who donated towards our first and second rounds of Seeds2Trees.
Our very grateful thanks are extended to Save Our Wild Isles Fund, and BA Greener World Community Fund, whose generous match funding helped donations for our second round to grow massively.
For any specific questions about Seeds2Trees please click here.
Our 2022 video
Our 2023 video
EVENTS COMING SOON
We are busy planning some engaging and exciting events as seeds2Trees.
If you are signed up to Seeds2Trees or for updates from Living Woods we will keep you posted, or check the Events page of the website.