The story of Greenwood Community Forest and the impact we've had so far. Thank you to the many friends, volunteers, supporters, funders and partners who have contributed.
Growing the Greenwood Community Forest
2025 - The third Greenwood Community Forest Plan is published, setting out the strategic direction for the Community Forest up to 2050.
2024 - Completion of the Miner2Major ‘Trees and Hedges’ project, collaborating with landowners and local communities to plant 20 heritage trees, 2.85 km of hedgerow, 120 hedgerow trees and organising 28 community tree planting projects.
2020 - Greenwood begins delivery of the Trees for Climate programme, part of the national, Government-led, Nature for Climate fund delivered by England’s Community Forests. Since 2020 over 590 hectares of new woodland has been planted.
2018 - Greenwood’s Community Tree Planting Grant scheme supports its 270th project. In all 9,200 residents have planted 21,000 trees with schools and groups
2017 - Greenwood joined fellow Community Forests to deliver the Defra funded ‘Trees for Learning’ project. Working with 74 schools, 4,490 trees have been planted in schools and green spaces in Nottinghamshire by 3,270 children and helpers.
2016 - Volunteers attend the 15th Greenwood Community Awards celebration. Since 2000 volunteers and others have nominated 248 individuals and 84 groups for awards leading to 195 Greenwood Awards presented
2014 - Greenwood plays a major role in preparing the first round bid for the Miner2Major project leading to £3.7m National Lottery Heritage Funding funding being secured in 2018
2010 - 10th anniversary of the Friends of Greenwood. 120 volunteers gather to celebrate the Community Forum’s milestone
2008 - Nottinghamshire Landscape Challenge Scheme creates 25 hectares of woodland to improve the wildlife value and landscape appeal of the A614 corridor
2005 - Launch of the 3-year Parklife project involving 13,000 people in 167 activities to improve health and fitness
2002 - Break Free Greenwood Walks 2 is launched and receives the Heart of England Tourism Board’s “Tourism for All” Gold Award
2000 - Inaugural meeting of the Friends of Greenwood Community Forum to enable volunteers to share skills and knowledge. Over 250 volunteers from 58 groups have attended Forum meetings since then
1997 - One millionth tree is planted in Greenwood
1994 - First Greenwood flagship site is opened at Brierley Forest Park, Huthwaite
1991 - The first tree is planted at Dob Park by Paddy Tipping MP. Since then partners have planted over 2 million trees creating over 1300 ha of new woodland
Summary of impact (1991-2024)
3,404,299
trees planted
367
school projects with 4,400 pupils involved
1,939
hectares woodland established
270
community tree planting projects, 9,200 people involved, more than 21,000 trees planted
80km
hedgerows planted or restored
13,000
people from local communities involved in health and wellbeing projects