This week we hosted our final volunteer #treeplanting day at Pucklechurch Wood🌱
And the good news is there’s still time to get involved! @sgloscouncil.bsky.social are running #volunteer days at Pucklechurch Wood until the end of March.
Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tree-plant...
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We’re heading into the final weeks of #treeplanting season, and there’s plenty happening across the Forest of Avon to get involved with.🌱
Visit our #Eventbrite to find out more and sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/33769564747
Planting trees supports #wildlife, helps tackle #climatechange and benefits our #wellbeing.
We've put together a short guide in our latest blog post, offering practical tips on #treeplanting and aftercare to support healthy, long-lasting trees in our communities.
forestofavon.org/2026/01/20/a...
Just added to our #Eventbrite: Tree Planting at Greenway Centre
Sign up to help us #planttrees around the grounds of Greenway Community Centre in Southmead, #Bristol, including a small woodland area that will expand onto Badock's Wood nature reserve.🌳
👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/volunteer-...
What’s on in the Forest of Avon🌳
Happy New Year! We’ve got some great events lined up for January, from #treeplanting at a beautiful @nationaltrust.org.uk site near #Bath, to orchard pruning workdays across #Bristol
Visit our Eventbrite to sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/forest-of-...
Thank you for supporting the Forest of Avon this year 💚
Wishing you a festive season full of joy and a happy New Year from the Forest of Avon team🌳
#planttrees #treeplanting #forest #bristol #forestofavon
Spades at the ready... tree planting season is here!🌳
Grab your family, friends and colleagues and let's gooooo!💚
Visit our website to find out more, or head straight to our Eventbrite to secure your spot www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/forest-of-...
#volunteer #planttrees #treeplanting #volunteering
This year marks 50 years of #NationalTreeWeek - half a century of people across the UK coming together to celebrate and grow our nation’s trees.🌳✨
Want to get involved? Sign up for one of our volunteer days: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/33769564747
#volunteer #bristol #treeplanting #planttrees
We’ve planted 261,000+ trees in five years!🌳
Each project brings benefits to the local area, creating healthier habitats, protecting against flooding, and giving people better access to nature.
Read more here: forestofavon.org/2025/11/17/q...
#treesforclimate #planttrees #treeplanting #trees
Come and join us at one of our Orchard Workdays this winter!🍎
We still have Winter Fruit Tree Pruning sessions available to book on to, but they're filling up fast!
Head to our Eventbrite page to find out more and reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/33769564747
#volunteer #bristol
Winter Fruit Tree Pruning Training will be taking place on the following dates: Tues 18th November: Elderberry Walk Open Space Tues 16th December: Valley Walk Community Orchard Tues 20th January: Wickwar Playing Fields Tues 27th January: Eastville Park Tues 17th February: Five Acre Drive Tues 17th March: The Daisy Field
Our Orchard Workdays are back!🍏
From November to March, come and join us for friendly, hands-on sessions in beautiful community orchards across the Forest of Avon.
Find out more and reserve your spot here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/33769564747
Ponding and bonding!🐸
Last week our team got together at The Retreat, a community woodland we manage near Upton Cheyney, to give the spring-fed pond a makeover. Upgrades included digging (lots of it!) and installing an underlay and liner. 💪
#pond #teamwork #theretreat #forestofavon
Our latest blog post covers all things Forest Friday, our group supporting people experiencing mental health challenges.🍂
We asked Helen, one of our Nature and Health Practitioners, to hear more about Forest Friday and the difference it’s making for those involved: forestofavon.org/2025/10/10/c...
🏆 Congratulations to Great Avon Wood who were awarded Gold, and Combe Hill Wood who took Silver!
www.rfs.org.uk/news-list/community-woodland-of-the-year-award-2025/
Sponsored by @woodlandtrust
Forest of Avon Avon Needs Trees #CombeHillWood #ExcellenceInForestry #EIF2025 #SouthWest #SWEngland
🍂 Seed Gathering Season is here! Autumn’s the perfect time to collect fallen seeds like oak, beech, sweet chestnut & conkers, ready to grow into new trees 🌱🌳
Check out @thetreecouncil.bsky.social for tips on collecting & planting responsibly.
Happy gathering! 🌰
#SeedGathering #Autumn #Trees
We're looking for a Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation through an exciting new chapter of its work.🌱
📍 Location: Bristol & surrounding region, with flexible/hybrid working
💼 Full-time, permanent contract
🗓️ Closing: Midnight on 15th October
👉 forestofavon.org/careers/
In 24–25, the Forest of Avon grew by:
🌱 46,430 trees
🌱 99ha planted across 48 sites
🌱 5,379m hedgerow
🌱 236 volunteers
🌱 18,785 trees at Great Avon Wood & Lower Chew Forest
Huge thanks to all who helped grow our forest! 💚
#treesforclimate #forestofavon
Great to be at the Agroforestry Show today and tomorrow with our friends from England's Community Forests🌳
We’re set up at stand 18, ready to chat about trees on farms and how our #TreesforClimate scheme can help fund and support tree planting projects across the country.👋 Come and say hello!
Thinking about planting trees on your farm?
Agroforestry can boost productivity, improve soil health, reduce flooding, increase biodiversity, and help future-proof your land against climate challenges.
Read more in our latest blog: forestofavon.org/2025/08/07/a...
#treesforclimate #agroforestry
A lovely session at our Dementia Wellbeing Group in Yate this week!🌾🍎
We celebrated Lammas, the tradition marking the first harvest of the year, by making beautiful harvest wreaths and cooking apples and blackberries on the fire.
#greensocialprescribing #dementia #naturewellbeing #forestofavon
🌳 Trees are vital for butterflies - from feeding caterpillars to offering nectar-rich blooms. With many butterfly and moth species in decline, planting and protecting trees matters more than ever. 🦋
Take part in the #BigButterflyCount: bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org
Got a tree/woodland event or project to share?🌳 The Forest of Avon site highlights projects and events across our region!
📩 Email info@forestofavontrust.org to request a link to upload a project
📅 To list an event, head to our site > Join in > Events calendar
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Summer is the perfect time to identify trees by their leaves, berries, or nuts! From bright red rowan berries to early hazel nuts forming on the branches, there’s so much to discover🌳
🍃 Save this post for your next outdoor adventure
📸 Snap what you find
🙋 Tell us how many you spotted!
#treeID
We're looking for a driven individual to lead our income generation efforts and support long-term environmental impact.
This exciting role will lead our fundraising efforts, developing strategies, securing grants, and building partnerships to support our growing work.💚
forestofavon.org/careers/
How can we #protect and celebrate the natural wonders that are #ancienttrees in our landscapes?🌳
Earlier this year, we joined the winners of our Ancient Tree Photography Competition to help plant the ancient #trees of the future, at #GreatAvonWood near Pensford.🥇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJsh...
The Forest of Avon is part of England’s Community Forests, a diverse and growing network of 15 forests, helping nature recover and regenerating the landscapes in and around our towns and cities.🌳💚
Read more about the 24/25 planting season in numbers: englandscommunityforests.org.uk/englands-com...
“If everyone could do a little bit – plant some trees for the bees and the birds, and we’ll see where it goes!” 🐝🐦🦔🌳
Watch our video filmed at one of our Trees for Climate funded projects in Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare🌱
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI2D...
Did you see us on the news? 📰
#WesternForest is the first new #nationalforest in 30 years, here’s what’s making headlines:
🌳 2,500 hectares of new #woodland and #tree habitats over the next five years
🏡 Supporting over 2.5 million people
🌱 Restoring 1,500 hectares of existing woodland
Labour's new Western Forest will see 20 million trees planted by 2030, improving air quality, preventing flooding and bringing people closer to nature. I was proud to help plant some of the first trees. Here's a clip from BBC News this morning.
