WHAT WE DO
Enrich. Engage. Empower. Explore
Connect Young People to Their World
The young people in this picture are bringing trees that they have nurtured for a year in their school tree nursery beds, as part of this programme, for gifting to their community
Annual tree planting for all young people in our community
Every year over 3 weeks in November, we support 1000 young people aged 5-18, through their schools and colleges, to plant trees in their community.
In 2011, tree nursery beds were built in over 20 local schools; in 2012, the first 1000 trees were planted by the first 1000 children in what is now known as Harmony Woods and the annual tree planting day for local school children was born; in February 2022, the final trees were planted there by children representing most of the partner schools who had helped to make the idea become a reality - 10000 trees, 10000 children in total.
Since November 2022, with Harmony Woods no longer able to accommodate tree planting in such large numbers, a partnership with Test Valley Borough Council has allowed the children’s tree planting to continue at the new Bury Hill Meadows and Nature Reserve.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO help?
All costs for transporting the children to the planting site are met by Andover Trees United. Fundraising for this is ongoing. You can make a donation.
Many hands are needed to help set up each day, support the children, make refreshments and clear away. You can volunteer.
and there is more
Young people can continue to contribute and learn through volunteering. Opportunities for pure fun and enjoyment come through Amanda’s programme of Tall Tales & Seasonal Stories, while older children can combine fun with exploration at the monthly Nature Club, working alongside our bug-loving ecology intern. A membership scheme for ages 4+ brings young people into a family of people who care passionately about their world.
Grow Biodiversity
Grow Community
Making friends…
By volunteering or joining the monthly Explore the Wild events, led by this year’s intern Kanchi, you will meet like-minded people who enjoy nature, the arts and spending time outside (though this can depend on the weather!).
Give Nature a Home
Wildflower planting, part of ‘Disappearing Wildflowers’
By planting trees and hedges, through the Disappearing Wildflowers project and traditional management techniques, many opportunities exist for us to provide homes for wildlife.