Thames Chase Community Forest Tree Nursery

Tree Nursery

Thames Chase Community Forest Tree Nursery

Help us renovate our Tree Nursery!

Thanks to all the help from our incredible Conservation Volunteers and Tesco for an initial £12000 grant, our renovation of the Thames Chase Community Tree Nursery is making great progress. However to make the Tree Nursery fully accessible for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy and learn in our nursery we need your help.

The initial grant

Tesco teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative across England and Wales. The scheme saw three community groups and projects in each region awarded grants, all risen from the 5p bag charge. We received the full grant of £12,000, which was voted for by the local community.

The plan

Thames Chase intend to renovate and equip a complete, working Tree Nursery at our Broadfields Farm site near Upminster, with most of the work being carried out by our team of Conservation Volunteers. This will include a potting shed and an array of raised beds within an area protected from the local rabbits and muntjac deer. 

The future

The Nursery will become incorporated into the Thames Chase Environmental Education programme as a resource for students, volunteers, schools, youth groups and playschemes.  As well as this the nursery will produce trees for projects and also sell to the local community. 

By the end of October 2016 we hope to have a fully working Tree Nursery where you, the local community, can visit, enjoy and learn.

What you can do

Click here to donate now: https://mydonate.bt.com/events/thameschasetreenursery

Any amount is greatly appreciated to reach our goal of £750.

Other ways to donate:

In the Thames Chase Forest Centre
Telephone: 01708 642970
Email: enquiries@thameschase.org.uk

If you are interested in getting involved with the running of the Tree Nursery please contact us.

Thank you,

Thames Chase Trust


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