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Moor Trees Impact Report 2025-26

Launched on World Rainforest Day 2026, Moor Trees' Impact Report 2025-26 celebrates a year restoring native woodland on Dartmoor: 285 volunteers giving over 6,400 hours, 24,362 trees supplied to woodland creation projects, and over 352,000 seeds collected and processed.

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About

Moor Trees is a South Devon charity working to restore native woodland on Dartmoor and beyond, growing local provenance trees in community tree nurseries and planting with volunteers, landowners and partners.

Key Metrics

Volunteer hours More than 6,400 hours given by a dedicated team of 285 volunteers, the majority local to the Dartmoor area
Trees supplied 24,362 trees supplied over the winter from Community Tree Nurseries in South Devon to woodland creation projects including Wistman's Wood and Bowden Pillars
Seeds collected Over 352,000 seeds (368kg) collected and processed by volunteers ready to become woodlands of the future
Trees growing Over 104,000 trees now growing in Moor Trees' Community Tree Nurseries

Key Outcomes

  • 24,362 locally-grown trees supplied to restore and create native woodland, including temperate rainforest at Wistman's Wood and Bowden Pillars.
  • 285 volunteers contributed over 6,400 hours, collecting and processing 352,000 seeds to grow the woodlands of the future.
  • Growing capacity expanded with Forestry Commission Tree Production Capital Grant funding to meet increased demand for local provenance trees.

Geography

South West

Impact Snapshot
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5,999 active volunteers contributed 776,242 hours in 2025/26
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137 winter maintenance projects across 45 canals; 109 lock gates replaced
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101,640 children participated in Explorers/STEM outdoor learning, including 67,896 water-safety participants
Over 80% of the network kept fully open despite drought.
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The Eco-Schools programme reached over 1.4 million pupils, with 2,162 schools awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag in 2024/25
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326,000 volunteers pledged to the Great British Spring Clean, picking up 425,626 bags of rubbish, supported by 288 local authorities and parish councils
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2,227 Green Flag Awards given to parks and green spaces in the UK; 151 beaches given a Blue Flag and/or Seaside Award
98.3% of educators felt the Eco-Schools programme significantly supports young people's development of 'green skills'
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First known breeding success of spoonbills in the Norfolk Broads in around 400 years, recorded at Hickling Broads and Marshes
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Over 60 nature reserves managed across Norfolk, with land owned or managed for wildlife exceeding 5,000 hectares
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1,500 volunteers helped protect wildlife across the county during the year
New urban nature reserve co-designed with the local community, expanding accessible green space in Norfolk
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61,819 native oysters deployed across UK restoration projects in 2024/25
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15,064 people participated in the Beachwatch beach clean programme, submitting 1,256 litter surveys — the highest in the programme's 31-year history
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17,613 young people engaged through in-person or online youth programme sessions
£11.5 billion Ofwat investment package secured for storm overflow cuts in England and Wales following sustained MCS advocacy