After extensive research into both funding tree plantations and donating money to ongoing climate change projects, we decided upon undertaking our own woodland project with the inclusion of publicly available walkway as an area for exercise, relaxation and connection with nature which has been proven to improve mental and general health, incorporating our environmental, community and mental health goals in a single project. 

We began discussions with Indi Woods & Woodland Trust. They explained how planting trees can also help us as a business to reduce our carbon footprint. 

An acre of trees has the ability to extract 5-tonnes of carbon dioxide and up to 13 tonnes of other particles and gases annually. A single tree can absorb up to 1 tonne of carbon over 40-years which equates to erasing 11,000 miles of car emissions.

This project will restore the fragile woodlands of native trees, increasing tree cover through planting and natural regeneration providing ‘green corridors’ and new habitats for wildlife including Bees, Birds, Butterflies, insects and other woodland species in a time of declining habitats and populations. These benefits can translate to an increase in agricultural productivity potential through pollination, soil & water conservation and climate regulation.

Within this conservation project we’re also constructing a mile long all-weather walkway through the woodland which will be open to the public as a place of tranquillity for exercise and can act as a form of ecotherapy. We hope this will provide an area for people to exercise, connect and spend time in nature which provides numerous mental health benefits.