History
It was founded in Devon, England in 1972 by retired farmer Kenneth Watkins OBE (6 December 1909 - 13 November 1996). By 1977 it had twenty two woods in six counties. In 1978 it announced that it would be a UK-wide charity, and moved to Grantham in Lincolnshire. It has supported the National Tree Week scheme, which takes place in late November and is run by The Tree Council.
From 2005-8 it co-operated with the BBC for their Springwatch programme and the BBC's Breathing Places series of events held at woods.
Nations
- It acquired Balmacaan Wood next to Loch Ness in 1984. It now has over 80 woods in Scotland, covering 8,500 hectares.
- In Wales, it acquired the 94-acre (380,000 m2) Coed Lletywalter in Snowdonia National Park in 1980. It now has over 100 woods in Wales.
- It started in Northern Ireland in 1996 when it received a grant from the Millenium Commission to set up over 50 community woods. The scheme was called Woods on Your Doorstep.
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