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monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/0ed3d9bc-2b9a-47b0-8a10-805deffe276c/Hazel+trees+planting+chew+valley+plants+trees News & Insights - Hazel planting in the Food & Fuel forest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/news-insights/the-woodland-trust-celebrates-50-years monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/news-insights/trees-for-the-chew-valley-pd386 monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/news-insights/trees-for-the-chew-valley monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/a574aa20-381c-4472-98c3-04c9ee395692/photo+bike+with+whips+March+2022.jpg News & Insights - Trees for the Chew Valley Chew Valley Plants Trees received another kind donation of whips from John Tarlton via Bristol Tree Forum – Oak, Rowan, Silver Birch, Sycamore and 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John seemed rather surprised that I had arrived by bicycle but I managed to fit them all in my paniers before wobbling up the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/d5497479-6dc9-4614-9471-fd9bc2fa15c9/photo+Louis+Jackson+Brown+with+whips+at+Hinton+Blewett+March+2022.jpg News & Insights - Trees for the Chew Valley - Want to get involved too? If you have a space in your garden or on your land and would like to plant a tree, we have the following whips available that can be planted before the end of March - Alder, Downy Birch, Silver Birch, Rowan, Sycamore and Oak. Or we can keep them for you until the next planting season (November 2022). You can contact us on chewvalleyplantstrees@gmail.com to arrange collection/ drop off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/2f896be5-65fb-49f0-a0a3-1e0e55d02664/photo+Teresa+%26+Stewart+Bowler+March+2022.jpg News & Insights - Trees for the Chew Valley - Teresa & Steward Bowler ‘We try to plant some trees every year, somewhere between three and fifty, and we had two come down in the storm a couple of weeks ago. ‘ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/635b6ffb-1899-4b47-9ee5-eddab4cd69b5/photo+Colston+Gay+March+2022.jpg News & Insights - Trees for the Chew Valley - Colston Gay Next to arrive was local organic farmer Colston Gay who we were meeting to discuss hedge planting and natural regeneration plans on the land we rent to him. 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There was the day I played ‘catch the falling leaf before it hits the ground’ with a good friend, and between us, wrecked and breathless half an hour later, we hadn’t caught a single one. One year we measured its girth with a piece of string – 30 feet, or ten foot diameter. And then we put a thirty foot rope light round the living room and spent every winter evening ‘inside’ the tree. And many times I’ve drawn the waterfalls of its trunk, photographed it, chatted to it, stroked it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/eeee6915-67f7-415a-aab4-38e31e6f7c4e/oak.jpg News & Insights - Celebrating an Ancient Oak I look around and can’t see any acorns at all. It’s late November – have I arrived too late? It starts to rain. Gently at first and then with increasing ferocity, squalls of rain blowing horizontally across the field. I start to rummage among the thick layers of leaves below the tree. My hands are icy, my hood keeps slipping over my eyes and my face is drenched and muddy as I repeatedly push my hood up with hands now covered in sheep and deer dung. Yes, under the leaves, especially in little hollows made by the roots, are collections of acorns that have rolled into snug crevices like marbles, all rolling to the lowest point. 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We want to double the Chew Valley’s tree cover in ten years - from 1000 to 2000 hectares of woodland. That’s 250 acres of tree cover a year, for the next ten years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598886432108-9CRS3GQM9QHJ1WAZDTIP/image-asset.png What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599137961776-2ZQYEY38G5KAT04QMU7V/image-asset.jpeg What We Do - Here’s some of the logic behind our thinking… For an insight into some of the research, science and local observations which are guiding our actions, have a read of the Terra Sulis Woodlands website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593725900-3FX2R0A9QC3DX3DNT2CY/Orchard+with+medlar+_+artichoke.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593745387-J6PLY4CN26VBEQAZ0FQ7/Autumn+leaves+John_s+Wood.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593745176-5UFI6X6A30WSK0PHN5TY/John_s+Wood.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/92dc045c-f8dd-4076-aed5-1dc91c42e30a/Orchard+with+sea+buckthorn.jpg What We Do - Little Blew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/49093d34-c902-4a90-82ea-598dc6bebabf/P1590288+%281%29.jpg What We Do - Strode Waterfall Land & Story Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599122914791-WK0P3DD9O71YIARC1RC6/image-asset.jpeg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599222311408-U2H261KN2MW2YC5RI3P8/image-asset.jpeg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599222640214-MBFAY7PV738OB74NDFQR/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%2821%29.png What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599221444724-QSJIAAJ69EHEBHSRV6FV/Home+trio+w+elements++%282%29.jpg What We Do - Westfield Farm Bryony Huntley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599224759967-5TI1HX2N7NLR6VC2PCVH/image-asset.jpeg What We Do - Limeburn Hill Vineyard Limeburn Hill Vineyard is an innovative, ecological vineyard perched on a sunny, south facing slope overlooking the Chew Valley. It is the only biodynamic vineyard in the south west of England, and one of only 7 in the UK. Their ethos is to bring life and biodiversity to the land with delicious natural wine as a byproduct of that process. Less than 50% of the land has been planted with vines, the remainder being managed for diverse habitat including the planting of over 200 trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599221727832-ID2ZZG7ZVID2W5VWTRGV/image-asset.jpeg What We Do - Wilding Cider Wilding Cider make natural fine ciders from traditional orchards including their own one at Westfield Farm. They are gradually renovating several old orchards and have planted a new orchard, copse and hedge on the Farm with over 700 trees planted last winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1621432300724-TMF9RWNJPGQJ225B912O/Tree+planting+at+PA2.pptx.jpg What We Do - Map of where the trees have been planted at Bristol water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1619093445496-QTNRIQ8Q5T7RQQD11HVV/Bristol+Water+trees.jpeg What We Do - Bristol Water at Chew Valley Lake 50 oak whips that were donated to Bristol Water and planted in 2021 at picnic area two at Chew Valley Lake. Each tree has a biodegradable tree guard, mulch mat and woodchip around them. They will be watered during dry spells. Interpretation signs let the public know they were donated by Chew Valley Plants Trees stating our aim to double the tree cover in the Chew Valley by 2030. “Many thanks for the trees, I’m sure they will be enjoyed by many people for years to come.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1621430104101-OVY6UBU7UU53SOASAOYY/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%281%29.png What We Do - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599118500133-SMP55VVY9UWO36Y6OG4R/keith-lazarus-EKATNzDEIkY-unsplash.jpg What We Do Barn owls have also been seen around this project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593947162-KYN4T40XOP7YM7AA4K79/Oak+planting.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593941371-69T6LKATS3H8VED7TAV4/Bee+on+comfrey.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599118500502-A9U89XR9G2O6EPK07PIU/divide-by-zero-Ep1FaG5XqcI-unsplash.jpg What We Do Grass snakes are on the site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599118497370-77UMHLT2EIHG2RS84DW0/georgina-steytler-ZlA8_2cbLDo-unsplash.jpg What We Do A pair of breeding hobbys are present too https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593949206-7HFK1GE2LPT7Z2UFT7XI/Walnuts+-+Pop_s+Grove.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593943631-5CH2U36GHWWOWXAOAI3A/Forest+Garden+Fruit.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593949391-XCTFYLZXL8AE45TWJYUX/Whips+heeled+in.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593945288-VD35OB2XTNRC7J0NVGGM/Gooseberry+in+orchard.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593943373-ABF0WWV9TAQ7ZCJXV4YD/Flowers+in+the+hedgerow.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593945622-VA96RVZBYM5Q46JDJX0T/Laid+hedge.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593947513-SMUPSZWH2H8EMVOUVG6Z/Shady+Nook+Wood.jpg What We Do https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1677593941371-ITXY5IUPKSPJL3L2D8NR/Cobnuts+_+hazels.jpg What We Do https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598887326233-K4KJG694ZFT0HYJH6QWP/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%2818%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598971688154-AECLJICRQLKVTHBX8317/3+%281%29.jpg Home - We will help mobilise volunteers to carry out planting schemes on land in the Chew Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598971671627-QQIR3GHKKZHGSHEXDWY6/2%2B%25282%2529.jpg Home - We seek to cultivate our community to help us achieve this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598971599376-MYV6JMODJWG28EHHEKQQ/1+%282%29.jpg Home - Double tree cover in the Chew Valley by 2030. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598874019430-JAIUAPZ4XY4OXDUB9JFN/CVPT+squares+%282%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598874038046-MHZP621TA03DLJS1SM2O/CVPT+squares+%283%29.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598971466882-YTDJJ28G8FU712QS90H8/Community.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598874116210-1ZJDZM4SC0PGVQKEC6HU/image-asset.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598874116210-1ZJDZM4SC0PGVQKEC6HU/image-asset.png Home https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/help-make-it-happen daily 0.75 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599052218560-F2G07ADA72MKOPPZ26LM/image-asset.gif Who we need https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598544530882-C8W0S102WUF2M01QOFXS/image-asset.png Who we need - We regularly update our Facebook page with events and activities, including… Talks Tree planting sessions Aftercare information And much more! https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/donate daily 0.75 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599033106644-R2DXJQMV2V0EYXCPBDS0/CVPT+Donate+Image+.jpg Donate - To sponsor a tree, or many trees, offers a life long reward. 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We want to help farmers navigate these schemes so that together we can double our tree cover in ten years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598887326233-K4KJG694ZFT0HYJH6QWP/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%2818%29.png Farmers Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1621432978988-0J1JZXMGP4G2TJNQZZCB/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%282%29.png Farmers Forum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599054057211-OZUPVPOA15ID8MVCBF1W/CVPT+Farmer+squares+.jpg Farmers Forum - Have a look at our current tree planting projects, big and small. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599053660516-0OEJZ9UL6NNVBGNIXLVJ/1.jpg Farmers Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599053659821-WB2HCN0W5R9JGI539NWA/2.jpg Farmers Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599053659222-354PWNDJQQPGPLTTCAXN/5.jpg Farmers Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599053660729-3DKUCCF4LR5K7FRI8OV4/3.jpg Farmers Forum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1599053660205-GVWMUDW6HYUMSRCNR0QD/4.jpg Farmers Forum https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/error-404 daily 0.75 2020-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1598887326233-K4KJG694ZFT0HYJH6QWP/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%2818%29.png Error 404 https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/tree-planting-events daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/825e7414-1b31-4a77-8084-ef5cd2592d85/PXL_20211201_111708853+%281%29.jpg Join a tree planting day - Make it stand out Previous BART planting day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/6adeea8e-bbc5-4abf-a861-a65fab3e6b50/PXL_20211204_113519061+%281%29.jpg Join a tree planting day - Make it stand out Volunteers of all ages working in the sunshine at a previous BART planting day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1640164397367-APYBCZW42EI65CLWF87F/unsplash-image-BNT4fLSHTd0.jpg Join a tree planting day - Trees Love Care There’s a big emphasis on planting trees but it’s equally important to take care of the trees we have planted. Routinely checking and maintaining trees we have put in the ground can help prevent damage that can come from the wind, rain and storms and wildlife such as badgers, deer and rabbits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1621430104101-OVY6UBU7UU53SOASAOYY/CVPT+Hollow+leaves+V2++%281%29.png Join a tree planting day - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/plant-a-tree-in-your-heart daily 0.75 2021-06-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1602243380777-LOFYWG67XZSX517GTCOF/IMG_5728.jpeg Plant a tree in your heart - Make your own tree film We would love you to make your own little film that we can add to our gallery of trees we love, so please send them to us. You might inspire someone else. Here is a selfie film taken on a phone from Pete, who is taking photographs of one particular tree https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/courses daily 0.75 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1634652978895-KYN7871MV1EB5FFXQZSS/unsplash-image-wsHwYxu-rkc.jpg Courses - Get Qualified! Any adult aged 19 and over who wants to achieve their first full level 3 qualification (equivalent to an advanced technical certificate or diploma, or A level) can now access hundreds of fully-funded courses. The offer includes qualifications in forestry, environmental conservation and arboriculture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1613980050229-W4WCCGGSSRD0JI9XQUD4/Reforestation+Conference.PNG Courses - Climate Change: Solutions Man-made climate change is one of the biggest threats to the world. The effects are already being seen through receding glaciers, ocean acidification and an increasingly vulnerable food supply. It’s vital we work to find solutions to climate change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1613980174548-AQGOKZXEQ7VFDC3U4R5G/AONB.PNG Courses - Great New Courses Mendip AONB regularly organizes great online events and training. Visit their site for more details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1613980345559-OT6F5B9YUBOLNMIGH5TZ/This+Good+Earth.PNG Courses - This Good Earth film. “As a tool to engage people and communities in thinking about food and farming in their local area, it is a powerful and fascinating overview that covers a lot of ground in a short time.” Rob Hopkins, Transition Network. https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/whats-on daily 0.75 2025-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1632132463389-W5SMJE87HOWZ6D39PSQC/IMG-0134.jpg What's On - Tips for planting seeds. Most people can find a little corner at home to get a tree started. Here are some tips to help choose what to plant and how to care for it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1634652447978-X6B58UCOIGPO3GY2M60C/mike-erskine-dtvDF6WXCCQ-unsplash%2B%25281%2529.jpg What's On - Learn how to plant seeds from the experts Explore the fascinating world of planting from the beginning! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/71f5e4fe-867c-4d1d-a2e3-b5360231987a/image-asset.jpeg What's On - Come and meet us out and about! We’ll be appearing at local events, come and say hello! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1632132420912-WDDFO5WYUIATAHCANSSY/IMG-0344.jpg What's On - We have given away 1,000 oaks Find out more below… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1623249935903-UUR9HAS5QIIYQI1CUEN5/PHOTO-2020-10-15-09-39-04.jpg What's On - Tree planting and nurturing events Find out about tree nurturing and planting events coming up very soon… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/d50e0c78-82f8-496c-8158-1ad556339ae1/AONB.png What's On - Great New Courses Mendip Hills National Landscape regularly organises great online events and training. Visit their site for more details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/defc98ee-0ea5-4a9c-8685-ae1139f34b32/Reforestation%2BConference.png What's On - Climate Change: Solutions Man-made climate change is one of the biggest threats to the world. The effects are already being seen through receding glaciers, ocean acidification and an increasingly vulnerable food supply. It’s vital we work to find solutions to climate change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/eb22ee16-7be6-4a18-a487-8f26ce2c34d4/unsplash-image-wsHwYxu-rkc.jpg What's On - Get Qualified! Any adult aged 19 and over who wants to achieve their first full level 3 qualification (equivalent to an advanced technical certificate or diploma, or A level) can now access hundreds of fully-funded courses. The offer includes qualifications in forestry, environmental conservation and arboriculture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/be654513-988c-4448-89f0-c5e721ad5051/This%2BGood%2BEarth.png What's On - Learn how to plant seeds from the experts Explore the fascinating world of planting from the beginning! https://www.chewvalleyplantstrees.co.uk/our-1000-oaks daily 0.75 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1623252049533-B6VO2VE69BVV59S0D4L5/mike-erskine-dtvDF6WXCCQ-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Our 1,000 Oaks Project Back in late spring 2020 there was a national story about a tree nursery having to chuck out many thousands of oaks if they were not bought in the next week. This came about because they had increased numbers in line with government advice, but the market had not developed as much as was suggested. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1623252101553-ETWC7XCCY4TU1RH1YXL0/PHOTO-2020-10-15-09-39-04+%281%29.jpg Our 1,000 Oaks Project We are pleased to say that all 1000 oaks have now been planted in the Chew Valley, thanks to you offering your land and/or your services as planters. With a bit of TLC they will still be there for our great-great-great-great grandchildren to see. Many people also offered donations to help us acquire the next set of trees to plant. If you live in the Chew Valley and have a site suitable for trees to be planted then please fill in our pledge form below and we will be in touch to plan for the next planting season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1623252079686-U00W25HINL60NOZGSKI5/PHOTO-2020-10-15-10-07-12+%281%29.jpg Our 1,000 Oaks Project Chew Valley Plants Trees were just forming but the timing felt perfect so we had a whip-round and bought 1000 oak whips for just £300. Luckily we had a great site to keep them until winter. 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It’s late November – have I arrived too late? It starts to rain. Gently at first and then with increasing ferocity, squalls of rain blowing horizontally across the field. I start to rummage among the thick layers of leaves below the tree. My hands are icy, my hood keeps slipping over my eyes and my face is drenched and muddy as I repeatedly push my hood up with hands now covered in sheep and deer dung. Yes, under the leaves, especially in little hollows made by the roots, are collections of acorns that have rolled into snug crevices like marbles, all rolling to the lowest point. Is it planned this way, that the acorns fall first, and then the leaves fall to cover them up, protecting them from dropping temperatures and deer? To my surprise many of them are reluctant to be gathered – they’ve already put out a hungry root, burrowing straight down into the compacted soil, and won’t be pulled up, and many others are germinating, that first all important root showing pale yellow or red tipped against the dull brown of the acorn’s shell. I wonder if they ought to be so keen – will they survive frosts, snow and interminable wetness? I’m stuffing acorns into the plastic carrier and hoping I’m doing the right thing. I leave the ones that have already chosen where they’re growing, and hope that I don’t damage the roots of the ones that I pick up that have begun sprouting. I’m aware that I have little real knowledge and am acting on presumption. A twinge of uncertainty compels me to stuff leaves into the bag too, a vague desire to make then feel ‘at home’ under a safe blanket when I plant them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5edf6dc129a1e75c78a13f7d/1609941721434-8YDKJEIPEGPBEWS0BIN5/oak2.jpg An ancient oak tree - In earlier years I’ve climbed inside – too slippery to try again today in wellingtons. There was the day I played ‘catch the falling leaf before it hits the ground’ with a good friend, and between us, wrecked and breathless half an hour later, we hadn’t caught a single one. One year we measured its girth with a piece of string – 30 feet, or ten foot diameter. And then we put a thirty foot rope light round the living room and spent every winter evening ‘inside’ the tree. And many times I’ve drawn the waterfalls of its trunk, photographed it, chatted to it, stroked it. Today I’ve come to collect its acorns. It’s been a mast year – a total glut of acorns from all the trees in the area. 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