Woods & Trees
100% of donations to this appeal will support tree planting and woodland creation schemes on Exmoor.
Donate direct to this appeal online. If you prefer you can donate by other methods. 100% of donations to this appeal will support tree planting and woodland creation schemes on Exmoor.
You may like to dedicate a tree to mark a special occasion or in memory of someone special. There are two dedication options both featuring a high quality A5 sized card with the above artist's impression (as above picture) of Bye Wood and a CareMoor Certificate of Dedication:
- We will send the certificate and card to a person of your choice with your own personalised message £15 - Read more and dedicate a tree here
- Or we will send a certificate and blank card to you for your own use/message £13 - Read more and dedicate a tree here
By donating £995, you can support the planting of a large Sessile Oak, Scots Pine tree or small leafed Lime and make a dedication. Chose text for a plaque to be placed on the timber surround that will protect the young tree for at least 15 years. The trees will be planted in early 2026 and should live in excess of 500 years.
For further information and to place an order please visit - Parkland Tree Dedication - Simonsbath | CareMoor for Exmoor
Interested in joining our team of volunteers who help us collect and grow tree seeds on Exmoor or want to get involved with our Tree Nursery?
Email getinvolved@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk with your name and contact number. Sign up to our woodlands newsletter for details.
Watch moving stories from people planting parkland trees in memory of loved ones
The trees are protected with specially made timber guards, which allow cattle, sheep and deer to continue to graze the landscape. We use trees from our own nursery and timber from managed Exmoor woodlands for the guards, milled in the water-powered sawmill at the heart of the estate.
Exmoor Temperate Rainforest
Your money supports a programme of vital woodland projects across Exmoor. As well as being beautiful natural structures, trees provide many environmental benefits. Capturing carbon, improving water quality, they’re a sustainable building material and tool for flood management. You are also helping us conserve rare and heritage species.
Bye Wood
In we began the biggest woodland creation project to have taken place in the National Park in the past 15 years. The project forms part of our commitment to increase tree cover on Exmoor from around 13.5% to at least 17% by 2050. Donations to CareMoor Woods & Trees Appeal supported planting and ongoing care of 13,000 trees at Bye Wood near Winsford.
Artist's impression shown top - painted by Leo Davey.
Kings Wood
Thanks to your donations, we have planted 6000 trees at Kings Wood, Simonsbath, named in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. The 4.5 hectare site is planted with trees using mostly native species such as oak, Scots pine, lime and hazel and others which will be better adapted to possible future climate scenarios. We use plastic free and locally sourced materials where possible.
Woodland Creation you support
We are also planting a framework of species such as oak which would take many years to establish naturally, as well as pioneer species such as birch and aspen. Plans also include the use of ‘natural living tree guards’ consisting of thorny species such as black-thorn, hawthorn and bramble to protect trees from browsing animals.