A Charter for Trees >>> 'bringing people together to celebrate the woods and trees at the heart of their communities and help feed ideas and stories into the building of the charter'

The Woodland Trust has been asking us for 'stories about trees':
Futures Forum: Building a Charter for Trees >>> What are your stories about trees? ... to help the Woodland Trust 'understand what people want and need from trees'

Earlier this month, the Tree Charter was launched:

The Charter for Trees, Woods and People will guide policy and practice in the UK. It will launch November 6th 2017 on the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest. More than 50 organisations from across multiple sectors are standing together to call for a charter.

Help shape the charter - and the future: Tell us why trees are important.

The Charter for Trees, Woods and People

And it's pretty clear why 'trees are important' - and several groups certainly think so:

48 cross-sector organisations unite to call for 

a UK Charter for Trees, Woods and People

The Land Trust is proud to be supporting a campaign led by the Woodland Trust to celebrate the value of trees and woods in the UK.

The Woodland Trust is leading 47* organisations in a campaign to celebrate the value of our trees and woods and secure their future by creating a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People.

The new charter will be launched in November 2017, which marks 800 years since Henry lll signed the original Charter of the Forest. This influential charter protected and restored the rights of people to access and use the Royal Forests.

Today, our nation’s woods and trees are facing unprecedented pressures from development, pests and diseases and climate change. They risk being neglected, undervalued and forgotten.  Now is the time to create a new charter, a broader charter that recognises the importance of trees in our society, celebrates their enormous contribution to our lives, and acts now so that future generations can benefit from them too.

The coalition’s ambition is that the principles set out in the 2017 charter will articulate the relationship between people and trees in the UK in the 21st century.  The charter will provide guidance and inspiration for policy, practice, innovation and enjoyment. Redefining the everyday benefits that we all gain from woods and trees in our lives, for everyone, from Government to businesses, communities and individuals.

Local groups, clubs, councils and committees will be encouraged to take part by bringing people together to celebrate the woods and trees at the heart of their communities and help feed ideas and stories into the building of the charter.

48 cross-sector organisations unite to call for a UK Charter for Trees, Woods and People - The Land Trust

And on Friday, the Sidmouth Arboretum will be 'feeding ideas and stories' into the building of the charter:
Futures Forum: A Celebration of Trees: Friday 25th November: "a giddy mix of stalls, songs, talks, crafts, advice"
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