Lancashire Woodland Connect
In 2020, we launched Lancashire Woodland Connect with a bold, decade-long mission: to double the area of woodland across Lancashire and plant over half a million trees. Now, five years in, we’re proud to be well on track- but the next five years are just as crucial. We want to make sure we finish what we’ve started and create lasting change for Lancashire’s rivers, wildlife, and communities.
What is Lancashire Woodland Connect?
Lancashire Woodland Connect is our commitment to creating an expanding network of healthy, connected woodlands across the county. By bringing together people, organisations, and communities, we’re restoring the natural corridors that help rivers thrive and wildlife flourish.
Working alongside public and private sector partners, community groups, and fellow conservation charities, we are connecting and creating 100 kilometres of new or restored woodland across Lancashire. From the source to the seas and inner city, urban areas to remote, rural sites, we’re transforming Lancashire’s landscapes. Every new tree strengthens these places, making them more resilient, more diverse, and better equipped to face the future.
Why do woodlands matter?
Trees are one of the most powerful natural tools we have. They clean the air we breathe, capture carbon, stabilise soils, and create homes for wildlife. Along our rivers, they offer even more: cooling shade in scorching summers, shelter for fish and insects, and natural flood management that slows water during storms.
Climate change is already reshaping Lancashire’s rivers, from summer droughts and dangerously high water temperatures to winter floods that threaten young fish and fragile habitats. Lancashire Woodland Connect is designed to tackle these challenges head-on. By planting at least 50,000 trees every year, which is the level recommended by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), we’re creating woodlands that protect our rivers from extremes, buffer the impacts of climate change, and store more than 100,000 tonnes of CO₂.
How can I get involved?
Reaching this scale of change takes teamwork. Each year, we need to secure £500,000 to deliver woodland creation across the county. Thanks to generous funders, partners, and volunteers, progress so far has been incredible- but the next five years will define whether we achieve our long-term goals. To finish this ambitious project, we need even more people to join us.
The simplest way to make a difference is to dedicate a tree. For just £15, you’ll help create new woodlands, protect Lancashire’s rivers, and support habitats that countless wildlife species depend on. You’ll also become part of a growing community that’s making Lancashire greener, healthier, and more climate-resilient. One tree at a time.
