Ausewell Wood
Ausewell Wood is a wild and rugged woodland in urgent need of restoration. We want to buy this wood to ensure it is kept safe forever.
Support the Ausewell Wood appealCredit: Ross Hoddinott / naturepl.com
Credit: Ross Hoddinott / naturepl.com
2.4%
That's how low ancient woodland cover in the UK is.
These woods have developed over hundreds of years and rare wildlife relies on them. We work to sensitively restore what is left.
40%
That's the percentage of ancient woodlands planted with non-native trees.
We gradually remove non-native trees to restore ancient woods to thriving habitats.
34k
That's how many hectares of ancient woodland are under restoration.
We work with landowners to help them restore ancient woodland on their land.
We're bringing ancient woods back to life
These rare sites have been continually wooded for 400 years, making them homes to special species that truly rely on them.
Many were planted over with non-native trees which damaged their unique biodiversity. We work to slowly and sensitively restore them, and we're always looking to find woods to bring back to life.
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Ancient woodland
Home to myth and legend, where folk tales began. It fuelled our ancestors and still houses thousands. Ancient woodland has grown and adapted with native wildlife, yet what remains only covers 2.5% of the UK.
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We're working hard to restore sites
Our site managers work to sensitively remove non-native trees to let native species re-establish all over the UK.
At sites like Fingle, our case-by-case approach has seen old life flourish and magic restored.
Restoring Fingle Woods
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Dave Rickwood, site manager at Fingle, is working around the clock to carefully restore Fingle Woods and create a precious sanctuary for wildlife.
Meet the people behind our workMore on our restoration work
We're working with landowners
We give landowners the advice and support to restore the ancient woodland on their land.
Not only does this work save rare habitats, but it can also produce income for owners.
Restoring ancient woodland
Ancient woodland restoration encourages these precious habitats to recover and reverse years of decline. Find out why it's important and what's involved.
Explore what we're doing