Can you imagine a world without woodlands?  

Development, disease, pollution, and climate change are pushing UK woodlands to crisis point, and threatening the plants and animals that depend on them. 

It’s a global problem, but it’s a local one too. Right now, woodlands in Kent are in danger.  

Will you help us save them, before it’s too late? 

We need to raise £475,000 by 18 November 2024.  Will you join our biggest appeal yet to save woodlands near you? 

Our trees are a vital life source – the lungs of our landscapes.  

They provide us with the oxygen we breathe and protect us against pollutants in the atmosphere.  

Research shows that woodlands are vital to our health and wellbeing and even our survival: they are our most important allies in the fight against the climate crisis.  

213 million tonnes of carbon is stored by trees in the UK.  

They also help to prevent flooding and keep our urban areas cool. 

Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and can lock it up for centuries.  

But these mighty green lungs are at greater risk than ever from their biggest threat: us.

From housing and road projects to commercial construction -  unsympathetic development, alongside disease, pollution and invasive species, are threatening to devastate our magnificent woodlands and suffocate our landscapes. 

We’ve lost so much of the woodland we once had, and many of those that remain are damaged – only 7% of the UK’s native woodlands are in good condition. 

As a result, our woodland wildlife is under threat. Birds, butterflies and plants are all declining as their habitats become fragmented. 

Thanks our incredible supporters, we are already safeguarding 3,964 acres of precious woodland across Kent.  

Woods make up 44% of our nature reserves and many of these contain ancient woodland habitat. We have been managing these irreplaceable habitats for more than 60 years.  

But we must do more to save our local woodlands.   

Many woodlands, whether privately owned or parcelled out to numerous owners, often have no official designation protecting their use, or safeguarding their future. If sold on the open market, these woodlands could soon fall silent. Or worse still, be filled with the sound of heavy machinery. 

By purchasing land that is at risk and investing in climate and nature positive management, we can breathe new life into our woodlands.  

By supporting our Save our Woodlands Appeal today you can help us to save woodlands that are at risk, and manage the invaluable woodlands already under our protection – ensuring they remain alive with the sound of nature.