We have recently acquired our largest woodland planting sites for quite a while in England. This is exciting in its own right however, the land is also adjacent to two ancient woodland sites, which make up part of the Lincolnshire Limewoods between Wragby, Bardney and Woodhall Spa. They give us the scope to extend and buffer these precious woods with over 200 acres of new planting and associated habitat.
This area contains the country's greatest surviving concentration of small-leaved lime ancient woodland. It is also unusually rich in historic and archaeological remains, including seven medieval abbey sites in the Witham Valley.
Over the next few years we intend to work closely with the Lincolnshire Woodland Project to enthuse lots of people to get involved, not just in tree planting but a whole host of other activity including setting up a friends group to help with the wider woodland management.