York Community Woodland
We’ve bought a 194 acre arable farm to the west of the city where we plan to create the largest woodland project in England.
In Spring 2023, we celebrated planting 50,000 trees with the aim to create a York Community Woodland over the next 8 to 10 years for everyone across the city (but particularly to the west). This will ensure that residents in lower social demographics have access to leisure facilities that are good for their health and mental well-being, as well as acting as a small 'carbon sink'.
The woodland will have:
- cycle paths
- play areas
- sensory gardens
- wooded areas
- wildflower meadow
- cafe
- commercial area
- forestry school
York Community Woodland won the prestigious John Boddy Award for Forestry in July 2023, celebrating the woodland’s excellence is forestry creation, design, and management.
Later in the year, York Community Woodland also received the prestigious silver Community Woodland Award for Excellence in Forestry 2023 from the Royal Forestry Society (RFS).
Photo courtesy of Alex Bankhead.