• Collecting Redundant Tree Guards

    Collecting Redundant Tree Guards

    We applaud our District Officer, James Brown, who was out collecting redundant tree guards around the King Edward VII Estate in Easebourne last month. In ten hours, he collected over 500 tree guards. They’ve been stacked and await removal for recycling. Now the work begins. We all know that tree planting forms a key part

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  • Tree Guard Cleanup Day

    Tree Guard Cleanup Day

    On Saturday 21 May 2022, our Trustee Chris Steibelt was out in Singleton Forest with volunteers and Forestry England representatives for our first tree guard cleanup day, collecting redundant tree guards to be sent off for recycling. Tree planting forms a key part of our goal to reach net zero carbon emissions in the next

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  • We Need Volunteers

    We Need Volunteers

    Our campaign to create more awareness on plastic tree guards takes a hands-on approach in March 2022.  In partnership with Forestry England we are organising a clean-up of old tree guards which are littering an area of Singleton Forest. Read the press release regarding plastic tree guards here. We need volunteers. Best estimates are that

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  • Ban Plastic Tree Guards 

    Ban Plastic Tree Guards 

    National Park campaigners call for a ban on plastic tree guards as Government considers banning other types of single-use plastic  Campaign for National Parks, Friends of the Dales, Friends of the South Downs and nine other National Park Societies have joined forces to call for a ban on plastic tree guards. Chris Steibelt, Trustee of Friends of the South Downs, is

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