Summer 2024 tree maintenance programme

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DVCAG Tree Maintenance Programme 2024.

Funding Support

Although we manage to source free trees and we are all volunteers, there is one major cost associated with our tree planting – the materials for protecting the trees, which at current prices cost £2.68 for each tree.

We still have quite a few tubes and stakes in stock, but we will need to raise at least £4,000 this year. We are hoping that around half of this will be secured from individual donations, and we have thus sought to raise £2,000 from other sources.

We have been successful in being granted: £500 from the Peak District National Park Foundation; £500 from The People’s Postcode Lottery; and £1,000 from Staffordshire County Council’s Climate Change Fund. We are very grateful for this important financial support.

Please arrive promptly at the meeting points at the time indicated so that we can make a good start to each session.

What you will need to bring

Work gloves and a trowel / weeding fork would be ideal. We will also need one or two lump hammers for knocking in loose stakes, so if you have one that could be useful.

You will need to provide your own refreshments if you require any, and there will be no toilet facilities apart from what the countryside has to offer!

Health and safety

We do not know what COVID-19 requirements might be in place at any point over the planting season, and even if not mandatory it might be appropriate to wear a mask in some circumstances (e.g. if there are other vulnerable participants attending), so please have masks available in case required.

Please do not attend if you are feeling in any way unwell.

Tree maintenance schedule

If you are interested in volunteering for any of the sessions below please email us at hello@dvcag.org.uk