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Page 1: The Woodland Trust - Annual Review 2007

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The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leadingwoodland conservation charity.We carefor over 1,000 woodland sites coveringmore than 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres).Access to our woods is free.

We want to see:

No further loss of ancient woodland

Woodland biodiversity restored andimproved

An increase in new native woodland

An increase in people’s understandingand enjoyment of woods

05 Looking forward

07 Protecting ancient woodland

08 Restoring woodland biodiversity

11 Creating new native woodland

12 Engaging people

14 Our new sites

16 Business sense

18 The year in focus

20 Money matters

22 Acknowledgements

The most exciting event of our year was the acquisitionof Brede High Woods, a huge, beautiful ancient woodlandin Sussex and now our largest site in England. Manymembers contributed to the appeal and we would liketo thank them all for helping us to secure its future.(Find out more about Brede High on page 14.)

Securing large sites is becoming increasingly difficult due to rising landprices and yet, if woods are to stand up to climate change, they need tobe big, as well as connected to other habitats within the wider landscape.In 2007 we established a clearer strategy on how and where we will‘unlock’ as much land as possible for native woods.We will acquire moreancient woods and woodland creation sites, restore woods wherenecessary and help persuade others to follow our example.

We believe that climate change is the greatest threat to ancientwoodland and our campaigning on this issue is becoming ever moreimaginative. Last autumn we gave out acorns to politicians who attendedour ‘Climate Clinic’ events at each of the three major party conferences.Many said how struck they were by the symbolism and how it remindedthem of their own childhood experiences with woodland.We hope thiswill inspire them to protect it.

One of the high points of the year for me, on a very personal level, wasbeing part of the Ancient Tree Hunt. I was one of thousands of peoplewho became passionate about tracking down these magnificent relics inorder to record their location at www.AncientTreeHunt.org.uk

Turning from old trees to new ones, our Tree For All campaign, whichaims to give every child the chance to plant a tree, had another strongyear. We planted over one million trees, boosted by the involvement ofthe Scout Association which marked its centenary by helping us to plant100 new woods across the UK.What better way to celebrate the pastthan to invest in the future?

Sue Holden Chief executive

CONTENTS

2007 | 032007 | 02

Brede High Woods, East Sussex WTPL/Mick House

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The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leadingwoodland conservation charity.We carefor over 1,000 woodland sites coveringmore than 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres).Access to our woods is free.

We want to see:

No further loss of ancient woodland

Woodland biodiversity restored andimproved

An increase in new native woodland

An increase in people’s understandingand enjoyment of woods

05 Looking forward

07 Protecting ancient woodland

08 Restoring woodland biodiversity

11 Creating new native woodland

12 Engaging people

14 Our new sites

16 Business sense

18 The year in focus

20 Money matters

22 Acknowledgements

The most exciting event of our year was the acquisitionof Brede High Woods, a huge, beautiful ancient woodlandin Sussex and now our largest site in England. Manymembers contributed to the appeal and we would liketo thank them all for helping us to secure its future.(Find out more about Brede High on page 14.)

Securing large sites is becoming increasingly difficult due to rising landprices and yet, if woods are to stand up to climate change, they need tobe big, as well as connected to other habitats within the wider landscape.In 2007 we established a clearer strategy on how and where we will‘unlock’ as much land as possible for native woods.We will acquire moreancient woods and woodland creation sites, restore woods wherenecessary and help persuade others to follow our example.

We believe that climate change is the greatest threat to ancientwoodland and our campaigning on this issue is becoming ever moreimaginative. Last autumn we gave out acorns to politicians who attendedour ‘Climate Clinic’ events at each of the three major party conferences.Many said how struck they were by the symbolism and how it remindedthem of their own childhood experiences with woodland.We hope thiswill inspire them to protect it.

One of the high points of the year for me, on a very personal level, wasbeing part of the Ancient Tree Hunt. I was one of thousands of peoplewho became passionate about tracking down these magnificent relics inorder to record their location at www.AncientTreeHunt.org.uk

Turning from old trees to new ones, our Tree For All campaign, whichaims to give every child the chance to plant a tree, had another strongyear. We planted over one million trees, boosted by the involvement ofthe Scout Association which marked its centenary by helping us to plant100 new woods across the UK.What better way to celebrate the pastthan to invest in the future?

Sue Holden Chief executive

CONTENTS

2007 | 032007 | 02

Brede High Woods, East Sussex WTPL/Mick House

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LOOKING FORWARD

2007 | 05

Thanks to partnership work, over 2,100hectares (5,000 acres) of planted ancientwoodland was put into an active restorationprogramme (see page 8).

Start to restore 15,000 hectares(37,000 acres) of ancient woods,planted with non-native conifers,through partnership projects.

Together with 13 other sites, we acquired our largest site in England, Brede HighWoods, in this year (see page 14).

Acquire more woodland sites,including at least one flagshipancient woodland every year.

As well as lobbying to increase protection ofancient woodland and ancient trees, wesustained our 80 per cent success rate infighting off threats to ancient woods (see page 7).

Increase protection of ancientwoodland and ancient trees.

Thanks to the assistance of over 60 partners,more than 100 volunteer verifiers andthousands of participants, the Ancient TreeHunt received over 13,500 tree recordsduring its first year (see page 12).

Identify and record 100,000ancient trees across the UK.

We successfully established nearly 450hectares (1,100 acres) of native woodlandon our own and other people’s land (seepage 11).

Establish 5,000 hectares (over12,000 acres) of new nativewoodland.

Major access improvements were made ateight Trust sites in this year, particularly atHainault in Essex and Hackfall in NorthYorkshire (see page 12).

Improve 50 premier WoodlandTrust sites, especially access andinterpretation.

Progress in 2007Targets for 2007 to 2011

Nearly half a million people were involvedin planting over one million trees, as partof our Tree For All campaign in this year(see page 12).

Engage 1 million children in theplanting of 12 million trees throughour Tree For All campaign.

Once again our income in 2007 was record breaking atjust over £28 million (see page 20), giving us greaterresources than ever to achieve our aims.This would nothave been possible without the help of our membersand other supporters, including those who donated toour appeals or who remembered us in their will.

Our highest income this year was derived from legacies, the mostsubstantial of which came from Mary Watkins, wife of our late founder,Kenneth Watkins.

Membership also continues to be vital to the Trust.The number ofmembers has tripled over the past decade.We now have over 180,000members and are on target to reach 200,000 by the end of 2008.

Corporate partnership funding doubled year on year, with thesebusiness relationships offering numerous other benefits over and aboveincome (see page 16). Charitable trusts and grant-giving bodies alsomade a huge difference.

We would like to thank everyone who made a contribution to the Trustin 2007, whatever its size and whatever the reason.These funds willenable us to make even more progress towards the ambitious five-yeartargets we set ourselves last year. (See opposite page for our progress so far.)

Our priorities for the next two years include: woodland creation on alandscape-scale; acquiring and caring for more sites; campaigning for theprotection of ancient woods and ancient trees; enabling the restorationof ancient woods planted with non-native conifers; and moving to a new‘greener’ head office in Grantham.

Achieving all these ambitious plans relies on the continued support ofour many members and other supporters, staff and volunteers, plusnumerous organisations and other charities.

We thank you all in advance!

John Lake Chairman

2007 | 04

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LOOKING FORWARD

2007 | 05

Thanks to partnership work, over 2,100hectares (5,000 acres) of planted ancientwoodland was put into an active restorationprogramme (see page 8).

Start to restore 15,000 hectares(37,000 acres) of ancient woods,planted with non-native conifers,through partnership projects.

Together with 13 other sites, we acquired our largest site in England, Brede HighWoods, in this year (see page 14).

Acquire more woodland sites,including at least one flagshipancient woodland every year.

As well as lobbying to increase protection ofancient woodland and ancient trees, wesustained our 80 per cent success rate infighting off threats to ancient woods (see page 7).

Increase protection of ancientwoodland and ancient trees.

Thanks to the assistance of over 60 partners,more than 100 volunteer verifiers andthousands of participants, the Ancient TreeHunt received over 13,500 tree recordsduring its first year (see page 12).

Identify and record 100,000ancient trees across the UK.

We successfully established nearly 450hectares (1,100 acres) of native woodlandon our own and other people’s land (seepage 11).

Establish 5,000 hectares (over12,000 acres) of new nativewoodland.

Major access improvements were made ateight Trust sites in this year, particularly atHainault in Essex and Hackfall in NorthYorkshire (see page 12).

Improve 50 premier WoodlandTrust sites, especially access andinterpretation.

Progress in 2007Targets for 2007 to 2011

Nearly half a million people were involvedin planting over one million trees, as partof our Tree For All campaign in this year(see page 12).

Engage 1 million children in theplanting of 12 million trees throughour Tree For All campaign.

Once again our income in 2007 was record breaking atjust over £28 million (see page 20), giving us greaterresources than ever to achieve our aims.This would nothave been possible without the help of our membersand other supporters, including those who donated toour appeals or who remembered us in their will.

Our highest income this year was derived from legacies, the mostsubstantial of which came from Mary Watkins, wife of our late founder,Kenneth Watkins.

Membership also continues to be vital to the Trust.The number ofmembers has tripled over the past decade.We now have over 180,000members and are on target to reach 200,000 by the end of 2008.

Corporate partnership funding doubled year on year, with thesebusiness relationships offering numerous other benefits over and aboveincome (see page 16). Charitable trusts and grant-giving bodies alsomade a huge difference.

We would like to thank everyone who made a contribution to the Trustin 2007, whatever its size and whatever the reason.These funds willenable us to make even more progress towards the ambitious five-yeartargets we set ourselves last year. (See opposite page for our progress so far.)

Our priorities for the next two years include: woodland creation on alandscape-scale; acquiring and caring for more sites; campaigning for theprotection of ancient woods and ancient trees; enabling the restorationof ancient woods planted with non-native conifers; and moving to a new‘greener’ head office in Grantham.

Achieving all these ambitious plans relies on the continued support ofour many members and other supporters, staff and volunteers, plusnumerous organisations and other charities.

We thank you all in advance!

John Lake Chairman

2007 | 04

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In 2007 the Woodland Trust’s campaigning style became ever bolder.

We campaigned through innovative methods to protect woods under threat.As well as acquiring sites, such as Brede High (see page 14), for the first timewe used the Judicial Review process to try and save Bramley Frith fromexpansion of the existing power station. Sadly this was unsuccessful but, morepositively, our continued opposition to developments which threatened ancientwoods near Luton and Birmingham airports, led to the plans being abandoned.

Public support for our campaigns was outstanding in 2007. Over 10,000 peoplejoined our high profile campaigns to save threatened ancient woods and the publicalerted us to 300 possible wood under threat cases.

Over 2,500 Woodland Trust supporters registered their support for the PlanningDisaster Campaign. This coalition of leading conservation organisations opposedGovernment plans to reduce the public’s involvement in major planning decisions.The campaign successfully attracted widespread attention when it placed a mockplanning notice in sight of St Paul’s Cathedral, proposing to replace it with anincinerator.

As part of another coalition, we also threw down a green gauntlet to the UK’sthree main political parties.The Green Standard measured their greenness in sixcritical policy areas. The coalition is monitoring their progress, with the parties’initial assessments being reported at www.thegreenstandard.org.uk

In Scotland we also sought to influence the implementation of the ForestryStrategy and the ongoing Scottish Government review of the National PlanningPolicy Guidance on Natural Heritage (NPPG14). For Wales, we gave evidence tothe House of Commons Select Committee on Welsh Affairs about the threat toancient woodland from opencast mining. In Northern Ireland, after our ancientwoodland inventory was published, the Province’s Planning Service declared thatall woods featured should be a ‘material consideration’ when deciding planningapplications, a major step forward in protecting them. For more details visitwww.backonthemap.org.uk

PROTECTING ANCIENTWOODLAND

2007 | 06 2007 | 07

Bramley Frith, Hampshire,dissected by a power stationHeliview

Inset Woodland Trust Picture Library

Phil Smith

Ancient woodland supportsmore species than any otherterrestrial habitat, yetthreats to this irreplaceableresource continue.

Page 7: The Woodland Trust - Annual Review 2007

In 2007 the Woodland Trust’s campaigning style became ever bolder.

We campaigned through innovative methods to protect woods under threat.As well as acquiring sites, such as Brede High (see page 14), for the first timewe used the Judicial Review process to try and save Bramley Frith fromexpansion of the existing power station. Sadly this was unsuccessful but, morepositively, our continued opposition to developments which threatened ancientwoods near Luton and Birmingham airports, led to the plans being abandoned.

Public support for our campaigns was outstanding in 2007. Over 10,000 peoplejoined our high profile campaigns to save threatened ancient woods and the publicalerted us to 300 possible wood under threat cases.

Over 2,500 Woodland Trust supporters registered their support for the PlanningDisaster Campaign. This coalition of leading conservation organisations opposedGovernment plans to reduce the public’s involvement in major planning decisions.The campaign successfully attracted widespread attention when it placed a mockplanning notice in sight of St Paul’s Cathedral, proposing to replace it with anincinerator.

As part of another coalition, we also threw down a green gauntlet to the UK’sthree main political parties.The Green Standard measured their greenness in sixcritical policy areas. The coalition is monitoring their progress, with the parties’initial assessments being reported at www.thegreenstandard.org.uk

In Scotland we also sought to influence the implementation of the ForestryStrategy and the ongoing Scottish Government review of the National PlanningPolicy Guidance on Natural Heritage (NPPG14). For Wales, we gave evidence tothe House of Commons Select Committee on Welsh Affairs about the threat toancient woodland from opencast mining. In Northern Ireland, after our ancientwoodland inventory was published, the Province’s Planning Service declared thatall woods featured should be a ‘material consideration’ when deciding planningapplications, a major step forward in protecting them. For more details visitwww.backonthemap.org.uk

PROTECTING ANCIENTWOODLAND

2007 | 06 2007 | 07

Bramley Frith, Hampshire,dissected by a power stationHeliview

Inset Woodland Trust Picture Library

Phil Smith

Ancient woodland supportsmore species than any otherterrestrial habitat, yetthreats to this irreplaceableresource continue.

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1 Grazing at Glen Finglas,near StirlingDavid Clyne

2 Sensitive restoration atHoundtor Wood in theDartmoor National Park WTPL/Paul Glendell

Inset WTPL/Jane Corey

Brian Byron

WTPL/Steven KindAncient woodland covers only 2 per cent of the UK’s landscape and 40per cent of this has been degraded by commercially planted conifers.

Urgent action is needed to help ancient woods planted with non-native conifersbefore their unique natural richness is lost forever. Consequently, we continue therestoration of our own ancient woods and increasingly, help others to do the same.

The management plan for Wentwood in south Wales, which sets out our plans togradually thin the non-native conifers allowing natural regeneration of native trees,was agreed following a major public consultation.The year also saw the beginningof a three-year project at Credenhill Park Wood in Herefordshire, a remarkablesite containing the remains of a huge Iron Age hillfort. The project is enablingarchaeological investigations to take place, as well as community activities andrestoration of the wood itself.

As a result of our increasing efforts to work in partnership with other landowners,another 2,100 hectares (5,000 acres) of ancient woodland planted with non-nativeconifers began to be restored in 2007.Around 500 hectares (1,200 acres) of thisis being restored thanks to our partnerships with the Tamar Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty and the Dartmoor National Park. Both projects encourage andsupport land managers to restore their ancient woods, but the Dartmoor projectwas particularly boosted by a £40,000 ‘Challenge Fund’.

We also entered a new phase of activity aimed at encouraging Scottish landmanagers to restore their ancient woods, starting with an extremely popularseminar in May advising on policy and best practice.

At Glen Finglas, near Stirling, we have continued to improve biodiversity byimplementing a new regime which uses grazing animals to directly achieve ourconservation objectives.The number of sheep has been reduced radically and thenumber of cows increased. Early signs suggest that this change is enabling moretrees in the area to regenerate naturally.

RESTORING WOODLANDBIODIVERSITY

2007 | 08 2007 | 09

1

Nearly 50 per cent of theancient woodland thatsurvived till the 1930s, hassince been either lost ordamaged by agriculture,development, or plantingof non-native conifers.

2

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1 Grazing at Glen Finglas,near StirlingDavid Clyne

2 Sensitive restoration atHoundtor Wood in theDartmoor National Park WTPL/Paul Glendell

Inset WTPL/Jane Corey

Brian Byron

WTPL/Steven KindAncient woodland covers only 2 per cent of the UK’s landscape and 40per cent of this has been degraded by commercially planted conifers.

Urgent action is needed to help ancient woods planted with non-native conifersbefore their unique natural richness is lost forever. Consequently, we continue therestoration of our own ancient woods and increasingly, help others to do the same.

The management plan for Wentwood in south Wales, which sets out our plans togradually thin the non-native conifers allowing natural regeneration of native trees,was agreed following a major public consultation.The year also saw the beginningof a three-year project at Credenhill Park Wood in Herefordshire, a remarkablesite containing the remains of a huge Iron Age hillfort. The project is enablingarchaeological investigations to take place, as well as community activities andrestoration of the wood itself.

As a result of our increasing efforts to work in partnership with other landowners,another 2,100 hectares (5,000 acres) of ancient woodland planted with non-nativeconifers began to be restored in 2007.Around 500 hectares (1,200 acres) of thisis being restored thanks to our partnerships with the Tamar Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty and the Dartmoor National Park. Both projects encourage andsupport land managers to restore their ancient woods, but the Dartmoor projectwas particularly boosted by a £40,000 ‘Challenge Fund’.

We also entered a new phase of activity aimed at encouraging Scottish landmanagers to restore their ancient woods, starting with an extremely popularseminar in May advising on policy and best practice.

At Glen Finglas, near Stirling, we have continued to improve biodiversity byimplementing a new regime which uses grazing animals to directly achieve ourconservation objectives.The number of sheep has been reduced radically and thenumber of cows increased. Early signs suggest that this change is enabling moretrees in the area to regenerate naturally.

RESTORING WOODLANDBIODIVERSITY

2007 | 08 2007 | 09

1

Nearly 50 per cent of theancient woodland thatsurvived till the 1930s, hassince been either lost ordamaged by agriculture,development, or plantingof non-native conifers.

2

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The UK is the least wooded place in Europe and only a small proportionof our woodland, around 40 per cent, is native.

Research has proved that woods are good for people and for the planet. Creatingand extending woodland habitats over large areas can have multiple benefits, suchas helping wildlife to cope with the challenges of climate change and providingmore accessible woodland for people to enjoy.

The act of planting a tree is tangible and inspirational beyond measure. Plantingnative trees to engage people, create more woods and help buffer and expandexisting ancient woodland continues to be a major priority for the Trust. In 2007we planted over a million trees.This included the creation of 100 woods, plantedwith the help of more than 67,000 Scouts, to celebrate the centenary of the ScoutAssociation.

The Scouts joined us again to celebrate the end of a massive woodland creationproject at Fordham in Essex, where the last of over 250,000 trees were planted.The Trust acquired this site in 2002 and more and more wildlife, including ottersand barn owls, is spreading into the area all the time.

In the autumn we held a festival at Geordie’s Wood, one of our sites at Glen Devonin the Ochil Hills, where a mosaic of planting is creating 1,200 hectares (3,000acres) of native woodland. Already around 1.4 million trees have been planted aspart of the initiative, creating fantastic new woodland for wildlife and people.Thispopular family event also highlighted our partnership with the Muckhart NaturePark, a local group which is creating a new woodland park within Geordie’s Woodto benefit the community.

We also began a woodland creation project which will make our largest site at GlenFinglas even bigger. On land acquired at nearby Milton in 2004, we planted the first of160,000 trees to create over 170 hectares (420 acres) of woodland.

Many of our acquisitions in 2007 will help us to achieve our ambitions for creatingnew woods in the future.These include: Penguin Wood in Derbyshire,White HillWoods in County Durham, Coed Ysgubor Wen in Gwynedd and Cefn Ila inMonmouthshire (see page 14).

2007 | 11

1 Planting at Milton, nearStirlingDavid Clyne

2 Oak saplingWTPL/Niall Benvie

3 Planting at the Fordham HallEstate, EssexWTPL/David McHugh

Inset Ron Whatt/SBUK Group

WTPL/Nicholas Spurling

CREATING NEW NATIVE WOODLAND

Trees and woods are vital tolife, yet only 12 per cent ofthe UK’s landscape iswooded, compared with anaverage of 44 per cent inother European countries.

2007 | 10

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1

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The UK is the least wooded place in Europe and only a small proportionof our woodland, around 40 per cent, is native.

Research has proved that woods are good for people and for the planet. Creatingand extending woodland habitats over large areas can have multiple benefits, suchas helping wildlife to cope with the challenges of climate change and providingmore accessible woodland for people to enjoy.

The act of planting a tree is tangible and inspirational beyond measure. Plantingnative trees to engage people, create more woods and help buffer and expandexisting ancient woodland continues to be a major priority for the Trust. In 2007we planted over a million trees.This included the creation of 100 woods, plantedwith the help of more than 67,000 Scouts, to celebrate the centenary of the ScoutAssociation.

The Scouts joined us again to celebrate the end of a massive woodland creationproject at Fordham in Essex, where the last of over 250,000 trees were planted.The Trust acquired this site in 2002 and more and more wildlife, including ottersand barn owls, is spreading into the area all the time.

In the autumn we held a festival at Geordie’s Wood, one of our sites at Glen Devonin the Ochil Hills, where a mosaic of planting is creating 1,200 hectares (3,000acres) of native woodland. Already around 1.4 million trees have been planted aspart of the initiative, creating fantastic new woodland for wildlife and people.Thispopular family event also highlighted our partnership with the Muckhart NaturePark, a local group which is creating a new woodland park within Geordie’s Woodto benefit the community.

We also began a woodland creation project which will make our largest site at GlenFinglas even bigger. On land acquired at nearby Milton in 2004, we planted the first of160,000 trees to create over 170 hectares (420 acres) of woodland.

Many of our acquisitions in 2007 will help us to achieve our ambitions for creatingnew woods in the future.These include: Penguin Wood in Derbyshire,White HillWoods in County Durham, Coed Ysgubor Wen in Gwynedd and Cefn Ila inMonmouthshire (see page 14).

2007 | 11

1 Planting at Milton, nearStirlingDavid Clyne

2 Oak saplingWTPL/Niall Benvie

3 Planting at the Fordham HallEstate, EssexWTPL/David McHugh

Inset Ron Whatt/SBUK Group

WTPL/Nicholas Spurling

CREATING NEW NATIVE WOODLAND

Trees and woods are vital tolife, yet only 12 per cent ofthe UK’s landscape iswooded, compared with anaverage of 44 per cent inother European countries.

2007 | 10

32

3

1

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Nell McAndrew and Rupert Bearlaunch the Ancient Tree HuntImage supplied by Entertainment Rights

Inset The Reading Agency

WTPL

2007 | 12 2007 | 13

Protection of the UK’s trees and woods is in the hands of all of us.Thepast and the future are of our making.

In 2007 nearly half a million people took part in our Tree For All campaign by plantinga tree.This brought the total number of people involved since the initiative began tomore than a million. Over 13,000 of our free hedge and copse packs were plantedby schools, youth groups and other organisations.

We successfully launched the Ancient Tree Hunt with the help of Rupert Bear, 60partners and more than 100 volunteer verifiers. By the end of 2007 nearly 3,000people had joined the Hunt at www.AncientTreeHunt.org.uk

We also joined forces with the Reading Agency for the Big Wild Read.This campaignaimed to engage young people in reading while also helping to plant trees. Childrenwere encouraged to take out books from their local library during the summer andearned tree planting tokens for every book read. More than 650,000 children tookpart, enabling us to plant another 20,000 trees.

It was a landmark year for our Nature Detectives project. In the summer a brand newNature Detectives club was launched, tailored to inspire children to visit, enjoy andlearn more from woods. In just six months,more than 3,700 young people had joined.The number of visitor sessions to the website also smashed all targets passing the1.25 million mark. For details visit www.naturedetectives.org.uk

The participation of thousands of volunteers in Nature’s Calendar continued toprovide us with valuable data on how climate is affecting the timing of natural events– the science of phenology.The UK Government now uses this data as one of itsclimate change indicators.We also published a new secondary school book Naturein a Changing Climate: Phenology Uncovered, a teacher’s practical guide to engagingyoung people in the subject. For details visit www.naturescalendar.org.uk

To encourage more people to visit our woods major access improvements werecarried out at several sites, including Hackfall in North Yorkshire. Here a £1 milliongrant from the Heritage Lottery Fund enabled us, in partnership with the HackfallTrust, to begin restoring its historic garden features and create better access forthe public.

ENGAGING PEOPLE

Increasing enjoyment andunderstanding ofwoodland is a key part ofensuring its survival.

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Nell McAndrew and Rupert Bearlaunch the Ancient Tree HuntImage supplied by Entertainment Rights

Inset The Reading Agency

WTPL

2007 | 12 2007 | 13

Protection of the UK’s trees and woods is in the hands of all of us.Thepast and the future are of our making.

In 2007 nearly half a million people took part in our Tree For All campaign by plantinga tree.This brought the total number of people involved since the initiative began tomore than a million. Over 13,000 of our free hedge and copse packs were plantedby schools, youth groups and other organisations.

We successfully launched the Ancient Tree Hunt with the help of Rupert Bear, 60partners and more than 100 volunteer verifiers. By the end of 2007 nearly 3,000people had joined the Hunt at www.AncientTreeHunt.org.uk

We also joined forces with the Reading Agency for the Big Wild Read.This campaignaimed to engage young people in reading while also helping to plant trees. Childrenwere encouraged to take out books from their local library during the summer andearned tree planting tokens for every book read. More than 650,000 children tookpart, enabling us to plant another 20,000 trees.

It was a landmark year for our Nature Detectives project. In the summer a brand newNature Detectives club was launched, tailored to inspire children to visit, enjoy andlearn more from woods. In just six months,more than 3,700 young people had joined.The number of visitor sessions to the website also smashed all targets passing the1.25 million mark. For details visit www.naturedetectives.org.uk

The participation of thousands of volunteers in Nature’s Calendar continued toprovide us with valuable data on how climate is affecting the timing of natural events– the science of phenology.The UK Government now uses this data as one of itsclimate change indicators.We also published a new secondary school book Naturein a Changing Climate: Phenology Uncovered, a teacher’s practical guide to engagingyoung people in the subject. For details visit www.naturescalendar.org.uk

To encourage more people to visit our woods major access improvements werecarried out at several sites, including Hackfall in North Yorkshire. Here a £1 milliongrant from the Heritage Lottery Fund enabled us, in partnership with the HackfallTrust, to begin restoring its historic garden features and create better access forthe public.

ENGAGING PEOPLE

Increasing enjoyment andunderstanding ofwoodland is a key part ofensuring its survival.

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2007 | 152007 | 14

In 2007 we acquired 14 new sites across the UK covering 482hectares (1,200 acres). Most were chosen because they were ancientwoodland sites in need of protection and restoration or locatedwhere we wanted to create new native woods to help buffer and

extend existing ancient woods. Making woodland more accessiblewas also a key factor.

Here are just a few of the best.

Magnificent… Brede High Woods, Sussex

The opportunity to acquire a wood of the quality and size of BredeHigh, at 262 hectares (647 acres), was almost unprecedented.

Set in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty andsteeped in history, Brede High Woods is now our largest site inEngland.Without our intervention this magnificent ancient woodland,in need of urgent restoration, may have been broken up into lots andsold to the highest bidders – leaving its future very uncertain.

Thanks to our most successful public fundraising appeal ever thewood is now safe in our hands, receiving the care it needs and, openfor everyone to enjoy. Among the many significant funders of thissite were: The Tubney Charitable Trust, the Garfield WestonFoundation and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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Scenic… Coed Ysgubor Wen, Gwynedd

Coed Ysgubor Wen is currently 42 hectares (104 acres) of improvedgrassland set at the foot of Cadair Idris in the scenic Dysynni Valley.Here, natural regeneration and tree planting will recreate the woodedslopes which characterise parts of the valley, carefully retaining scenicviews of the surrounding countryside.

Beautiful… Cefn Ila in Monmouthshire

Cefn Ila lies just over 4 miles (6km) north of Wentwood, Wales’largest planted ancient woodland.At 29 hectares (72 acres) the woodwe plan to create at Cefn Ila in the beautiful Usk Valley will providemuch needed additional habitats for wildlife from the surroundingareas.

Colourful… Penguin Wood at Botany Bay, Derbyshire

The charmingly named Penguin Wood pays tribute to its sponsor,Penguin Books, whose generous donation enabled us to buy the land.Thanks to the support of the National Forest, we have a rareopportunity to link with other woods in the area to create in total263 hectares (650 acres) of continuous woodland. Meanwhile, as partof the Forest of Flowers initiative, areas of meadow and grasslandhave been planted with wildflower seeds to create a stunninglycolourful display in the summer of 2008.

Accessible… White Hill Woods, County Durham

Thanks to the support of several funders, but especially the CountyDurham Environment Trust, we have been able to acquire 82 hectares(202 acres) of land to more than double our existing site at ElemoreWood.This will enable us to create the area’s largest publicly accessiblewoodland within reach of thousands of people. More than 90,000native broadleaved trees and shrubs will be planted on this uniquelandscape, creating an area of woodland stretching 2.5 miles (4km).

Stunning… Great Knott Wood, Cumbria

Great Knott Wood is one of our most stunning sites. In 2007 weacquired an important extension to this wood, covering nearly 8hectares (20 acres).This will enable us to complete a missing piece ofthe jigsaw on one side of the site and continue the much neededrestoration work.

We would like to acknowledge the many generous grants, donations,legacies and other contributions from members and supporters,local people, companies, charitable trusts, plus a range of otherorganisations that helped us to secure all our new sites in 2007.

Our thanks to everyone!

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In 2007 we acquired 14 new sites across the UK covering 482hectares (1,200 acres). Most were chosen because they were ancientwoodland sites in need of protection and restoration or locatedwhere we wanted to create new native woods to help buffer and

extend existing ancient woods. Making woodland more accessiblewas also a key factor.

Here are just a few of the best.

Magnificent… Brede High Woods, Sussex

The opportunity to acquire a wood of the quality and size of BredeHigh, at 262 hectares (647 acres), was almost unprecedented.

Set in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty andsteeped in history, Brede High Woods is now our largest site inEngland.Without our intervention this magnificent ancient woodland,in need of urgent restoration, may have been broken up into lots andsold to the highest bidders – leaving its future very uncertain.

Thanks to our most successful public fundraising appeal ever thewood is now safe in our hands, receiving the care it needs and, openfor everyone to enjoy. Among the many significant funders of thissite were: The Tubney Charitable Trust, the Garfield WestonFoundation and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

OUR NEW SITES

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Scenic… Coed Ysgubor Wen, Gwynedd

Coed Ysgubor Wen is currently 42 hectares (104 acres) of improvedgrassland set at the foot of Cadair Idris in the scenic Dysynni Valley.Here, natural regeneration and tree planting will recreate the woodedslopes which characterise parts of the valley, carefully retaining scenicviews of the surrounding countryside.

Beautiful… Cefn Ila in Monmouthshire

Cefn Ila lies just over 4 miles (6km) north of Wentwood, Wales’largest planted ancient woodland.At 29 hectares (72 acres) the woodwe plan to create at Cefn Ila in the beautiful Usk Valley will providemuch needed additional habitats for wildlife from the surroundingareas.

Colourful… Penguin Wood at Botany Bay, Derbyshire

The charmingly named Penguin Wood pays tribute to its sponsor,Penguin Books, whose generous donation enabled us to buy the land.Thanks to the support of the National Forest, we have a rareopportunity to link with other woods in the area to create in total263 hectares (650 acres) of continuous woodland. Meanwhile, as partof the Forest of Flowers initiative, areas of meadow and grasslandhave been planted with wildflower seeds to create a stunninglycolourful display in the summer of 2008.

Accessible… White Hill Woods, County Durham

Thanks to the support of several funders, but especially the CountyDurham Environment Trust, we have been able to acquire 82 hectares(202 acres) of land to more than double our existing site at ElemoreWood.This will enable us to create the area’s largest publicly accessiblewoodland within reach of thousands of people. More than 90,000native broadleaved trees and shrubs will be planted on this uniquelandscape, creating an area of woodland stretching 2.5 miles (4km).

Stunning… Great Knott Wood, Cumbria

Great Knott Wood is one of our most stunning sites. In 2007 weacquired an important extension to this wood, covering nearly 8hectares (20 acres).This will enable us to complete a missing piece ofthe jigsaw on one side of the site and continue the much neededrestoration work.

We would like to acknowledge the many generous grants, donations,legacies and other contributions from members and supporters,local people, companies, charitable trusts, plus a range of otherorganisations that helped us to secure all our new sites in 2007.

Our thanks to everyone!

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Sainsbury’s raised £70,000 for us by selling Woodland Eggs in 2007.As well as benefiting from sales the Trust advises and influences farms,where the hens live and roam, on how to improve their woodlandbiodiversity. A million trees are set to be planted on these farms over thenext few years.

With the help of TV gardener Chris Beardshaw, Yeo Valley Organicinvited customers to ‘Plant for a better future’ on 5 million units of organicmilk and natural yoghurt. Customers collected tokens to earn free treesto plant themselves or donate to the Trust.The promotion saw customersplant 44,000 trees in their gardens and raised a further £43,000 for the Trust.

The Co-operative Bank became the new provider of the WoodlandTrust’s credit card in 2007. So far, more than 1,200 people have signed upto the new card, which is made from an environmentally-friendly plastic.The Trust receives £15 for every new cardholder, plus £2.50 if the card isused in the first six months.

Every time a customer at Indigo Furniture makes a purchase over£500, the company donates £5 to the Woodland Trust for a treededication. In 2007, this raised £10,000 equating to 1,000 trees. Theadvantages of the partnership don’t stop there. Indigo is paying closeattention to the sourcing of its wood, using reclaimed timber for manyitems of furniture and actively working towards Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) accreditation for those products that are not certified already.

All members of the new IKEA FAMILY ‘loyalty scheme’ can now helpcreate native woods. Launched in November 2007 the Foot of Forestinitiative funds the Trust to create one square foot of native woodland forevery swipe of an IKEA FAMILY loyalty card.

We broke new ground when we teamed up with fashion retailerDorothy Perkins to create a range of organic cotton clothes andaccessories. People everywhere were spotted wearing them, includingsinger KT Tunstall and presenter Lauren Laverne. By the end of the yearwe had raised enough to plant nearly 100,000 trees.

2007 saw the greatest number of cards – 93 million – collected yet forthe Trust’s hugely successful Christmas Card Recycling scheme, run inpartnership with Recycle Now,WH Smith,Tesco and TK Maxx. Thissuccess was capped when another major retailer, Marks and Spencer,signed up to join the scheme in 2008.

Mobile phones recycled through Greener Solutions during 2007 raisedalmost £33,000, as well as reducing waste. Ink Again also donated £1 forevery recyclable inkjet cartridge they received in a Woodland Trustfreepost envelope, raising £28,000.

Awareness of the Woodland Trust and its work is higher than ever and our partnerships withcompanies have played a large part in achieving this.The Woodland Trust’s logo is a familiar sighton the high street thanks to our many associations with well-known products and companies.

As well as raising greater awareness of our cause they also help us to encourage positiveenvironmental choices by their customers, staff and suppliers for the benefit of woods and people.

Here are just a few examples:

BUSINESS SENSE Income from corporate partnerships exceeded all our expectationsin 2007. But their value isn’t just in the funds they provide towardsour trees and woods.

The support of many other organisations, which have worked with us during 2007, is acknowledged on page 22.

For more details on all our corporate partnerships please visitwww.woodlandtrust.org.uk/companies

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Sainsbury’s raised £70,000 for us by selling Woodland Eggs in 2007.As well as benefiting from sales the Trust advises and influences farms,where the hens live and roam, on how to improve their woodlandbiodiversity. A million trees are set to be planted on these farms over thenext few years.

With the help of TV gardener Chris Beardshaw, Yeo Valley Organicinvited customers to ‘Plant for a better future’ on 5 million units of organicmilk and natural yoghurt. Customers collected tokens to earn free treesto plant themselves or donate to the Trust.The promotion saw customersplant 44,000 trees in their gardens and raised a further £43,000 for the Trust.

The Co-operative Bank became the new provider of the WoodlandTrust’s credit card in 2007. So far, more than 1,200 people have signed upto the new card, which is made from an environmentally-friendly plastic.The Trust receives £15 for every new cardholder, plus £2.50 if the card isused in the first six months.

Every time a customer at Indigo Furniture makes a purchase over£500, the company donates £5 to the Woodland Trust for a treededication. In 2007, this raised £10,000 equating to 1,000 trees. Theadvantages of the partnership don’t stop there. Indigo is paying closeattention to the sourcing of its wood, using reclaimed timber for manyitems of furniture and actively working towards Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) accreditation for those products that are not certified already.

All members of the new IKEA FAMILY ‘loyalty scheme’ can now helpcreate native woods. Launched in November 2007 the Foot of Forestinitiative funds the Trust to create one square foot of native woodland forevery swipe of an IKEA FAMILY loyalty card.

We broke new ground when we teamed up with fashion retailerDorothy Perkins to create a range of organic cotton clothes andaccessories. People everywhere were spotted wearing them, includingsinger KT Tunstall and presenter Lauren Laverne. By the end of the yearwe had raised enough to plant nearly 100,000 trees.

2007 saw the greatest number of cards – 93 million – collected yet forthe Trust’s hugely successful Christmas Card Recycling scheme, run inpartnership with Recycle Now,WH Smith,Tesco and TK Maxx. Thissuccess was capped when another major retailer, Marks and Spencer,signed up to join the scheme in 2008.

Mobile phones recycled through Greener Solutions during 2007 raisedalmost £33,000, as well as reducing waste. Ink Again also donated £1 forevery recyclable inkjet cartridge they received in a Woodland Trustfreepost envelope, raising £28,000.

Awareness of the Woodland Trust and its work is higher than ever and our partnerships withcompanies have played a large part in achieving this.The Woodland Trust’s logo is a familiar sighton the high street thanks to our many associations with well-known products and companies.

As well as raising greater awareness of our cause they also help us to encourage positiveenvironmental choices by their customers, staff and suppliers for the benefit of woods and people.

Here are just a few examples:

BUSINESS SENSE Income from corporate partnerships exceeded all our expectationsin 2007. But their value isn’t just in the funds they provide towardsour trees and woods.

The support of many other organisations, which have worked with us during 2007, is acknowledged on page 22.

For more details on all our corporate partnerships please visitwww.woodlandtrust.org.uk/companies

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A new, free bilingual Welsh guide is published to help owners and managers ofancient woods damaged by planted non-native conifers restore them. Over24,000 hectares (60,000 acres) of ancient woodland in Wales currently requiresurgent restoration.

JANUARY

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Children at North Wood, Livingston are treated to puppet shows of JeanGiono’s inspirational story, The Man Who Planted Trees. The event is made all themore poignant when the children are given the opportunity to plant treesthemselves afterwards.

FEBRUARY

The Trust publishes three more titles in its popular Exploring Woodland seriescovering the Peak District and Central England, the South East of England andWales extending the number of guides to five.Work on the final four guides alsogets underway, which will complete the series in 2008.

MARCH

Our Springwatch survey reveals the earliest spring on record.The survey isflooded with reports of hawthorn flowering early.The occurrence is normallyassociated with the following month, a fact borne out by its vernacular name –the May bush.

APRIL UK-WIDE

Linked with our Tree For All campaign, a new partnership with Tesco enablestheir employees and primary school children across Northern Ireland, toexperience and learn from visiting woods.These woodland discovery days are agreat success.

MAY

Our Branching Out in West Lothian (BOWL) project is awarded the Tim SteadTrophy as part of Scotland’s Finest Woodlands Award.This three year project ishelping to connect people with nature through an innovative programme ofactive involvement.

JUNE

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THE YEAR IN FOCUS This calendar gives a snapshot of some of theother activities that have taken place across theUK during 2007.

Over 130 members of local woodland groups convene at Stoke Rochford Hall inLincolnshire for the Community Woodland Network Conference.Through theNetwork, the Trust encourages community woodland groups to share ideas, aswell as providing advice and grants for woodland activities.

Signs of the changing seasons are spotted by our Autumnwatch recorders.Anabundance of wild fruit is seen early, indicating that nature has taken advantageof the increased rainfall and above average temperatures to produce a bumpercrop of fruits, such as elderberries and rowan berries.

Restoration and access improvement work begins at Carnmoney Hill inNewtownabbey.This is thanks to land provided by Newtownabbey BoroughCouncil and a £43,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund, after viewers voted forour project on ITV’s People’s Millions competition.

We mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Storm that battered the south ofEngland in 1987, damaging 41 of our woods.The message was positive – supportfor the Trust rose following the storm and nature has now healed her wounds.

More than 200 Scouts join us at the Sandringham Estate of HRH The Queen tohelp create a new oak and ash wood, containing over one thousand trees.Thisis part of the Scout Association’s centenary celebrations, realised through ourTree For All campaign.

First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government, Rhodri Morgan, launchesPLANT which pledges to plant a tree for every baby born and child adopted inWales from 1 Jan 2008.We will help plant some of the estimated 35,000 newtrees a year needed to meet this target.

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A new, free bilingual Welsh guide is published to help owners and managers ofancient woods damaged by planted non-native conifers restore them. Over24,000 hectares (60,000 acres) of ancient woodland in Wales currently requiresurgent restoration.

JANUARY

SCOTLAND

ENGLAND

WALES

N IRELAND

Children at North Wood, Livingston are treated to puppet shows of JeanGiono’s inspirational story, The Man Who Planted Trees. The event is made all themore poignant when the children are given the opportunity to plant treesthemselves afterwards.

FEBRUARY

The Trust publishes three more titles in its popular Exploring Woodland seriescovering the Peak District and Central England, the South East of England andWales extending the number of guides to five.Work on the final four guides alsogets underway, which will complete the series in 2008.

MARCH

Our Springwatch survey reveals the earliest spring on record.The survey isflooded with reports of hawthorn flowering early.The occurrence is normallyassociated with the following month, a fact borne out by its vernacular name –the May bush.

APRIL UK-WIDE

Linked with our Tree For All campaign, a new partnership with Tesco enablestheir employees and primary school children across Northern Ireland, toexperience and learn from visiting woods.These woodland discovery days are agreat success.

MAY

Our Branching Out in West Lothian (BOWL) project is awarded the Tim SteadTrophy as part of Scotland’s Finest Woodlands Award.This three year project ishelping to connect people with nature through an innovative programme ofactive involvement.

JUNE

Photographs: WTPL;WTPL/Niall Benvie; Steven Kind;WTPL/Niall Benvie; John Harrison; Helen Pugh/Paper Moon Photography;WTPL/Christina Joachim;WTPL/Rosey Norton;WTPL/Rosanna Ballentine;WTPL/Keith Huggett; Jacqui Townsend;WTPL/Niall Benvie.

WALES

SCOTLAND

UK-WIDE

NORTHERN IRELAND

SCOTLAND

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AUGUST

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DECEMBER

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UK-WIDE

SEPTEMBER NORTHERN IRELAND

ENGLAND

WALES

THE YEAR IN FOCUS This calendar gives a snapshot of some of theother activities that have taken place across theUK during 2007.

Over 130 members of local woodland groups convene at Stoke Rochford Hall inLincolnshire for the Community Woodland Network Conference.Through theNetwork, the Trust encourages community woodland groups to share ideas, aswell as providing advice and grants for woodland activities.

Signs of the changing seasons are spotted by our Autumnwatch recorders.Anabundance of wild fruit is seen early, indicating that nature has taken advantageof the increased rainfall and above average temperatures to produce a bumpercrop of fruits, such as elderberries and rowan berries.

Restoration and access improvement work begins at Carnmoney Hill inNewtownabbey.This is thanks to land provided by Newtownabbey BoroughCouncil and a £43,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund, after viewers voted forour project on ITV’s People’s Millions competition.

We mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Storm that battered the south ofEngland in 1987, damaging 41 of our woods.The message was positive – supportfor the Trust rose following the storm and nature has now healed her wounds.

More than 200 Scouts join us at the Sandringham Estate of HRH The Queen tohelp create a new oak and ash wood, containing over one thousand trees.Thisis part of the Scout Association’s centenary celebrations, realised through ourTree For All campaign.

First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government, Rhodri Morgan, launchesPLANT which pledges to plant a tree for every baby born and child adopted inWales from 1 Jan 2008.We will help plant some of the estimated 35,000 newtrees a year needed to meet this target.

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We achieved a record income of over £28 million in 2007, thanksto generous legacies, the support of many organisations, publicdonations linked to our key appeals and the continuedcontributions of our many members.

INCOME

The figures above were extracted from the full audited unqualified annual accounts. Copies can be obtained fromwww.woodlandtrust.org.uk or by applying to the Trust’s head office in Grantham.The annual accounts were approved on21 May 2008 and have been submitted to the Charity Commission and Companies House.Colin Hall, chair of the finance sub-committee

Expenditure includes £3.8mspent on land andwoodland acquisition

79p out of every poundspent went directly on ourcharitable aims

These funds are to meetfuture needs and initiatives

MONEY MATTERS

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01 | Legacies 6,876

02 | Public donations 4,936

03 | Companies, trusts and landfill tax 4,763

04 | Membership 4,733

05 | Grants 3,697

06 | Investments and bank interest 1,186

07 | Merchandise and lotteries 1,000

08 | Woodland management income 613

09 | Donated land 278

10 | Other income 30

Total income 28,112

£000s

01 | Protection of ancient woodland 1,978

02 | Woodland conservation and management 4,918

03 | Creation of new native woodland 5,381

04 | Access, recreation and education 5,249

Sub-total 17,526

05 | Fundraising 2,371

06 | Membership recruitment 2,128

07 | Governance 187

08 | Investment management 46

Sub-total 4,732

Total expenditure 22,258

Income less expenditure 5,854

Restricted funds for specified projects 3,173

Monies allocated to fund new projects 2,681

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20052001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007

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Thank you to all ourmembers and supportersfor helping us achieve this!

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We achieved a record income of over £28 million in 2007, thanksto generous legacies, the support of many organisations, publicdonations linked to our key appeals and the continuedcontributions of our many members.

INCOME

The figures above were extracted from the full audited unqualified annual accounts. Copies can be obtained fromwww.woodlandtrust.org.uk or by applying to the Trust’s head office in Grantham.The annual accounts were approved on21 May 2008 and have been submitted to the Charity Commission and Companies House.Colin Hall, chair of the finance sub-committee

Expenditure includes £3.8mspent on land andwoodland acquisition

79p out of every poundspent went directly on ourcharitable aims

These funds are to meetfuture needs and initiatives

MONEY MATTERS

1009 07 08

£000s

01 | Legacies 6,876

02 | Public donations 4,936

03 | Companies, trusts and landfill tax 4,763

04 | Membership 4,733

05 | Grants 3,697

06 | Investments and bank interest 1,186

07 | Merchandise and lotteries 1,000

08 | Woodland management income 613

09 | Donated land 278

10 | Other income 30

Total income 28,112

£000s

01 | Protection of ancient woodland 1,978

02 | Woodland conservation and management 4,918

03 | Creation of new native woodland 5,381

04 | Access, recreation and education 5,249

Sub-total 17,526

05 | Fundraising 2,371

06 | Membership recruitment 2,128

07 | Governance 187

08 | Investment management 46

Sub-total 4,732

Total expenditure 22,258

Income less expenditure 5,854

Restricted funds for specified projects 3,173

Monies allocated to fund new projects 2,681

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Thank you to all ourmembers and supportersfor helping us achieve this!

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CHARITABLE TRUSTS£1,000 and over

Alexander Moncur TrustAnn Brown Charitable SettlementAnthis FundArnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape

TrustBergne-Coupland CharityCarpenters’ CompanyCecil Pilkington Charitable TrustCheruby TrustCleopatra TrustCoda Wildlife TrustJohn S Cohen Charitable TrustConscience TrustCPRE WiltshireDavid Killick TrustDavid Webster Charitable TrustDoris Field Charitable TrustD’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustErnest Kleinwort Charitable TrustEsmee Fairbairn FoundationFisherbeck Charitable TrustFrognal TrustGarfield Weston FoundationGeorge A Moore FoundationGeorge and Margaret Trotter

Charitable TrustGordon Fraser Charitable TrustHadfield Charitable TrustHadrian TrustHawthorne Charitable TrustHCD Memorial FundIliffe Family Charitable TrustIngram TrustInverforth Charitable TrustJack Patston Charitable TrustJill Franklin TrustJ K Reynell Charitable TrustJonathan Greig Charitable TrustLady Eileen Joseph FoundationLady Hind TrustLangdale TrustLeathersellers’ Company Charitable

FundLinley Shaw Charitable Trust

FoundationLord Cozens-Hardy TrustMacRobert TrustMadeline Mabey TrustMark Leonard TrustMartin Connell Charitable TrustMary Lady Fuller Charitable TrustMichael Marks Charitable TrustMichael Shanly Charitable TrustMrs Waterhouse Charitable TrustMulberry House FundOrmsby Charitable TrustP and C Hickinbotham Charitable

TrustPeacock Charitable Trust

Poling Charitable TrustRE Pilkington’s No 4 SettlementRisby Charitable TrustRJ Larg Family TrustRM & KIBS Needham Charitable

TrustRobert Barr Charitable TrustSamuel Storey Family Charitable TrustSandra Charitable TrustScouloudi FoundationSeven Pillars of Wisdom TrustShareGiftShears FoundationSir George Martin TrustSir Julian Hodge Charitable TrustSir Tom Cowie Charitable TrustSkyme Hart Charitable TrustSpear Charitable TrustStuart and Margaret Miller Charitable

TrustSylvia Aitken Charitable TrustTanner TrustTesco Charity TrustThe Ian Addison Charitable

FoundationThe Michael Marsh Charitable TrustThe Rowlands TrustThe Tubney Charitable TrustTolkien TrustTreasure Charitable TrustTrusthouse Charitable FoundationVandervell FoundationWilliam Dean Trust

CORPORATE SUPPORTERSALD AutomotiveAtkins RailBarclaycardBarclaysBGL GroupBMRB Social ResearchBooths SupermarketsBPBritannia Building SocietyBT ConferencingBT plcBuccleuch GroupCellular SurplusCharities Advisory TrustClarehill Plastics LtdComputershareContinu-forms holdings plcCouttsDaimler Chrysler Financial Services

UK LimitedDavid Prentice LtdDorothy PerkinsDrake & FletcherEntertainment RightsEnvironmental Business Products

Limited

E-ON UK3663 First For FoodserviceGeorgia Pacific GB LimitedGolden CharterGrangers International LimitedGrantham Motor Company LtdGreener SolutionsHammonds Furniture LimitedHomebaseHonda UKHSBC Bank plcIKEA UKIndigo FurnitureJames McNaughton Group LimitedKernow CoatingsLand Securities plcLegal & General Group plcLloydspharmacy LimitedManor OakMarks & Spencer LimitedNaked BodycareNoble Foods LimitedPenguin Books LtdPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPResource UtilitiesRM Education plcRoyal London GroupRoyal Mail GroupRoyal Mail (Parcelforce)Sainsbury’sSCA Recycling LtdSpar (UK) LtdSTMicroelectronics LimitedTaliskerTC CommunicationsTesco Freetime LimitedTesco Stores LimitedThe Co-operative Bank plcThe Royal Bank of ScotlandThe Walt Disney CompanyThe Watermill Press LtdT K MaxxTNT PostTods Murray LLPTotal RefrigerationUBS AG - Wealth ManagementWHSmith Retail LimitedWm Morrison Supermarkets plcWorcester BoschYellow Moon UK LtdYellow PagesYeo Valley Organic Co Ltd

GRANTS£5,000 and over

Big Lottery FundCambridgeshire HorizonsCountryside Council for WalesDefraDepartment of Agriculture and Rural

Development NI

Department of Communities andLocal Government

EC LIFE-NatureEnvironment and Heritage ServiceEuropean Structural FundsForestry Commission EnglandForestry Commission ScotlandForestry Commission WalesForest Service Northern IrelandForward ScotlandFriends of the Lake DistrictGreen ArcHackfall TrustHeritage Lottery FundNational Forest CompanyNatural EnglandNorth West Regional Development

AgencyRail Link Countryside InitiativeRural Payments AgencyScottish Natural HeritageWales Council for Voluntary Action

LANDFILL COMMUNITIESFUND£5,000 and over

Better Belfast Landfill Community FundBiffawardCounty Durham Environmental TrustCumbria Waste Management

Environment TrustCWM Environmental LimitedDerbyshire Environmental TrustFife Environment TrustGloucestershire Environmental TrustGrantScapeIbstock Cory Environmental TrustLafarge AggregatesLancashire Environmental FundRMC Community FundRWE npowerSITA TrustStaffordshire Environmental FundTrust for Oxfordshire’s EnvironmentUlster Wildlife TrustVeolia Environmental TrustWaste Recycling Environmental

LimitedYorventure

LOCAL AUTHORITIES£5,000 and over

Belfast City CouncilCambridgeshire County CouncilCarrickfergus Borough CouncilCastlereagh Borough CouncilCheshire County Council SREPCookstown District CouncilCraven District CouncilEssex County CouncilHull City Council

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe are grateful to the following organisations and individuals who supported the Trust during 2007:

Larne District Council Mid Beds District CouncilNewtownabbey Borough

CouncilNorth Down Borough

CouncilNottinghamshire County

CouncilPlymouth City CouncilSouth Derbyshire District

CouncilStrabane District CouncilThurrock CouncilVale of Glamorgan CouncilWest Lothian Council

LEGACIES£5,000 and over

Miss S AldwinckleMiss M W AndersonLady Joan Carmichael

AnstrutherMr G A AshcroftMiss K M BaileyMiss C H BatesMr J BatesonMiss A M BeacockMrs J BielbyMrs I M BinstedMrs P M I BlackmoreMr A J BrownMiss M BurkelMiss S T BurnabyMrs J M ByersMr W M CanderMiss C E ChipchaseDr D M ChrystallMrs L J ClaytonMr G G CoelhoMr D N ColeMr V J ColesMs P R CookMr P CookeMr G A CooperMiss E CrowtherMrs M CurrieDr M L K CurtisMr M J DareMiss K M DaviesMr G S DavisMiss R M EastgateMs M EastwoodMr F W EllisMrs K N EllisonMr A G C FindlayMs J M ForrestMrs E D GaleMrs K M GilbertMr G E GilesMr R E GreenMiss S L GreenhalghMrs C Hale

Mr B W J HallMr H W HamiltonMiss P T HammonMrs D HareMiss S E HareMiss C J HarriesMr A J HeapyMr J A HeathMiss M HorsfallMiss M HoskerMiss K N HudsonMiss M L JamesMr A J JeffersonProfessor C W JonesMrs E A KendziaMiss L F LeakeMiss C LittlejohnsMr J A LowneMiss M E MackayMr A W MallinsonMr H W MarriottMr K P MartinMrs P H MatthewsMs S J MillerMiss P S MillsProfessor K I B S NeedhamMr B W NicolMiss D A OsbornMrs W D PalmerMr O A PalmerMrs M A ParkerMs E PearsonMrs B PlantMrs B L PriceMrs J G ReadDr J J ReynoldsMrs E B RichardsMrs M A RoachMr M H RobertsMrs D RobertsMr R S RobinsonMrs P M RookerMrs M A RosenwouldMrs I M RossMrs B M RudlandMr W M RussellMiss C H SavageMiss D M ShortMr S P SmithMiss J A StantonMiss D J SteereMrs M F StewartMr D SwiftMiss J S TateMrs D T ThorntonMrs V M TurnerMiss S E WallMiss J R WarnerDr C K Warrick CBEMrs W M WatkinsMr A A R WilkesMiss D M WilmoreMrs C Witherby B

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CHARITABLE TRUSTS£1,000 and over

Alexander Moncur TrustAnn Brown Charitable SettlementAnthis FundArnside/Silverdale AONB Landscape

TrustBergne-Coupland CharityCarpenters’ CompanyCecil Pilkington Charitable TrustCheruby TrustCleopatra TrustCoda Wildlife TrustJohn S Cohen Charitable TrustConscience TrustCPRE WiltshireDavid Killick TrustDavid Webster Charitable TrustDoris Field Charitable TrustD’Oyly Carte Charitable TrustErnest Kleinwort Charitable TrustEsmee Fairbairn FoundationFisherbeck Charitable TrustFrognal TrustGarfield Weston FoundationGeorge A Moore FoundationGeorge and Margaret Trotter

Charitable TrustGordon Fraser Charitable TrustHadfield Charitable TrustHadrian TrustHawthorne Charitable TrustHCD Memorial FundIliffe Family Charitable TrustIngram TrustInverforth Charitable TrustJack Patston Charitable TrustJill Franklin TrustJ K Reynell Charitable TrustJonathan Greig Charitable TrustLady Eileen Joseph FoundationLady Hind TrustLangdale TrustLeathersellers’ Company Charitable

FundLinley Shaw Charitable Trust

FoundationLord Cozens-Hardy TrustMacRobert TrustMadeline Mabey TrustMark Leonard TrustMartin Connell Charitable TrustMary Lady Fuller Charitable TrustMichael Marks Charitable TrustMichael Shanly Charitable TrustMrs Waterhouse Charitable TrustMulberry House FundOrmsby Charitable TrustP and C Hickinbotham Charitable

TrustPeacock Charitable Trust

Poling Charitable TrustRE Pilkington’s No 4 SettlementRisby Charitable TrustRJ Larg Family TrustRM & KIBS Needham Charitable

TrustRobert Barr Charitable TrustSamuel Storey Family Charitable TrustSandra Charitable TrustScouloudi FoundationSeven Pillars of Wisdom TrustShareGiftShears FoundationSir George Martin TrustSir Julian Hodge Charitable TrustSir Tom Cowie Charitable TrustSkyme Hart Charitable TrustSpear Charitable TrustStuart and Margaret Miller Charitable

TrustSylvia Aitken Charitable TrustTanner TrustTesco Charity TrustThe Ian Addison Charitable

FoundationThe Michael Marsh Charitable TrustThe Rowlands TrustThe Tubney Charitable TrustTolkien TrustTreasure Charitable TrustTrusthouse Charitable FoundationVandervell FoundationWilliam Dean Trust

CORPORATE SUPPORTERSALD AutomotiveAtkins RailBarclaycardBarclaysBGL GroupBMRB Social ResearchBooths SupermarketsBPBritannia Building SocietyBT ConferencingBT plcBuccleuch GroupCellular SurplusCharities Advisory TrustClarehill Plastics LtdComputershareContinu-forms holdings plcCouttsDaimler Chrysler Financial Services

UK LimitedDavid Prentice LtdDorothy PerkinsDrake & FletcherEntertainment RightsEnvironmental Business Products

Limited

E-ON UK3663 First For FoodserviceGeorgia Pacific GB LimitedGolden CharterGrangers International LimitedGrantham Motor Company LtdGreener SolutionsHammonds Furniture LimitedHomebaseHonda UKHSBC Bank plcIKEA UKIndigo FurnitureJames McNaughton Group LimitedKernow CoatingsLand Securities plcLegal & General Group plcLloydspharmacy LimitedManor OakMarks & Spencer LimitedNaked BodycareNoble Foods LimitedPenguin Books LtdPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPResource UtilitiesRM Education plcRoyal London GroupRoyal Mail GroupRoyal Mail (Parcelforce)Sainsbury’sSCA Recycling LtdSpar (UK) LtdSTMicroelectronics LimitedTaliskerTC CommunicationsTesco Freetime LimitedTesco Stores LimitedThe Co-operative Bank plcThe Royal Bank of ScotlandThe Walt Disney CompanyThe Watermill Press LtdT K MaxxTNT PostTods Murray LLPTotal RefrigerationUBS AG - Wealth ManagementWHSmith Retail LimitedWm Morrison Supermarkets plcWorcester BoschYellow Moon UK LtdYellow PagesYeo Valley Organic Co Ltd

GRANTS£5,000 and over

Big Lottery FundCambridgeshire HorizonsCountryside Council for WalesDefraDepartment of Agriculture and Rural

Development NI

Department of Communities andLocal Government

EC LIFE-NatureEnvironment and Heritage ServiceEuropean Structural FundsForestry Commission EnglandForestry Commission ScotlandForestry Commission WalesForest Service Northern IrelandForward ScotlandFriends of the Lake DistrictGreen ArcHackfall TrustHeritage Lottery FundNational Forest CompanyNatural EnglandNorth West Regional Development

AgencyRail Link Countryside InitiativeRural Payments AgencyScottish Natural HeritageWales Council for Voluntary Action

LANDFILL COMMUNITIESFUND£5,000 and over

Better Belfast Landfill Community FundBiffawardCounty Durham Environmental TrustCumbria Waste Management

Environment TrustCWM Environmental LimitedDerbyshire Environmental TrustFife Environment TrustGloucestershire Environmental TrustGrantScapeIbstock Cory Environmental TrustLafarge AggregatesLancashire Environmental FundRMC Community FundRWE npowerSITA TrustStaffordshire Environmental FundTrust for Oxfordshire’s EnvironmentUlster Wildlife TrustVeolia Environmental TrustWaste Recycling Environmental

LimitedYorventure

LOCAL AUTHORITIES£5,000 and over

Belfast City CouncilCambridgeshire County CouncilCarrickfergus Borough CouncilCastlereagh Borough CouncilCheshire County Council SREPCookstown District CouncilCraven District CouncilEssex County CouncilHull City Council

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe are grateful to the following organisations and individuals who supported the Trust during 2007:

Larne District Council Mid Beds District CouncilNewtownabbey Borough

CouncilNorth Down Borough

CouncilNottinghamshire County

CouncilPlymouth City CouncilSouth Derbyshire District

CouncilStrabane District CouncilThurrock CouncilVale of Glamorgan CouncilWest Lothian Council

LEGACIES£5,000 and over

Miss S AldwinckleMiss M W AndersonLady Joan Carmichael

AnstrutherMr G A AshcroftMiss K M BaileyMiss C H BatesMr J BatesonMiss A M BeacockMrs J BielbyMrs I M BinstedMrs P M I BlackmoreMr A J BrownMiss M BurkelMiss S T BurnabyMrs J M ByersMr W M CanderMiss C E ChipchaseDr D M ChrystallMrs L J ClaytonMr G G CoelhoMr D N ColeMr V J ColesMs P R CookMr P CookeMr G A CooperMiss E CrowtherMrs M CurrieDr M L K CurtisMr M J DareMiss K M DaviesMr G S DavisMiss R M EastgateMs M EastwoodMr F W EllisMrs K N EllisonMr A G C FindlayMs J M ForrestMrs E D GaleMrs K M GilbertMr G E GilesMr R E GreenMiss S L GreenhalghMrs C Hale

Mr B W J HallMr H W HamiltonMiss P T HammonMrs D HareMiss S E HareMiss C J HarriesMr A J HeapyMr J A HeathMiss M HorsfallMiss M HoskerMiss K N HudsonMiss M L JamesMr A J JeffersonProfessor C W JonesMrs E A KendziaMiss L F LeakeMiss C LittlejohnsMr J A LowneMiss M E MackayMr A W MallinsonMr H W MarriottMr K P MartinMrs P H MatthewsMs S J MillerMiss P S MillsProfessor K I B S NeedhamMr B W NicolMiss D A OsbornMrs W D PalmerMr O A PalmerMrs M A ParkerMs E PearsonMrs B PlantMrs B L PriceMrs J G ReadDr J J ReynoldsMrs E B RichardsMrs M A RoachMr M H RobertsMrs D RobertsMr R S RobinsonMrs P M RookerMrs M A RosenwouldMrs I M RossMrs B M RudlandMr W M RussellMiss C H SavageMiss D M ShortMr S P SmithMiss J A StantonMiss D J SteereMrs M F StewartMr D SwiftMiss J S TateMrs D T ThorntonMrs V M TurnerMiss S E WallMiss J R WarnerDr C K Warrick CBEMrs W M WatkinsMr A A R WilkesMiss D M WilmoreMrs C Witherby B

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