Environment
10,000 Trees for the River Valley
Ashdale river valley
Native trees planted by volunteers along the Ashdale to hold the banks together and bring back wildlife.
$26,950 raised of $35,000
77%
Ashdale Valley Conservation Trust
Help the valley grow back
Trees on the riverbanks, flowers in the meadows and birds back on the shore, planted and protected by local volunteers.
26,000trees planted since 2019
- Native trees planted
- 26,000
- Acres of new meadow
- 40
- Beaches cleaned each month
- 12
- Volunteers a year
- 900
Projects
Nature projects you can fund
Environment
Bring Back the Wildflower Meadows
Hollin Common
Turn forty acres of tired grassland back into flower-rich meadow for bees, butterflies and ground-nesting birds.
$12,300 raised of $28,000
43%
Environment
Clean Beaches, Safe Seabirds
Gullhaven coast
Monthly beach cleans and nesting-season wardens to protect the terns and plovers on our coast.
$15,420 raised of $18,000
85%
2009forty willows
The trust
Started by neighbours
A handful of neighbours planted forty willows in 2009 to save a footpath. Today the trust cares for twelve miles of river, two commons and a stretch of coast.
- Native trees only
- Three years of care per tree
- Surveys you can join
- Free school visits
Volunteer days
Muddy boots welcome
25Oct
1Nov
Fundraising challenges
Riverside 10K for Clean Water
$25 to registerRegister Riverside 10K for Clean Water
Gallery
Out in the valley
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Why people join in
I have planted more than two hundred trees with the team. Last spring I saw a kingfisher where there was only mud.
They helped us turn a wet corner of the farm back into meadow. The bees came back in the first summer.
I asked for sponsorship instead of birthday presents and raised enough for two hundred trees.
Join the team
Come and plant with us
Tell us what you enjoy and when you are free. Priya will call you within five working days to find a role that fits.
- Roles from two hours a month
- Training and a named contact
- Expenses paid for travel