Living Woods CIC

17/03/2026

🌳 Come and plant trees with us on Saturday 28th March at Barlow nr. Blaydon.

Gateshead Council are creating a new 33 hectare woodland on land they have acquired and Living Woods CIC are helping them to get people involved in community tree planting.

The new woodland will serve as a buffer to some ancient woodland, and will also provide further value for biodiversity, amenity and carbon sequestration.

With your help we'll be planting a mix of native broadleaf trees on two separate days - 14 and 28 March. Come along and plant some trees that will become part of the new woodland, it is always satisfying and rewarding work, full of community spirit.

🌳 Location details:
South Farm, Barlow, Blaydon-on Tyne, Gateshead.

We will be in touch with the exact directions/location prior to the day.

🌳 Additional Information
All trees, gloves, equipment and guidance will be provided. Please wear sturdy boots or shoes at is may be muddy.
Please bring your own lunch/snacks/water/flask as you wish.
There is first aid cover in place.

🌳 This event is being managed by Living Woods (www.living-woods.org.uk) on behalf of Gateshead Council, the acquisition of the land was funded by England’s Community Forest. These events are part of the ongoing work and by part funded by the North East Community Forest (www.northeastcommunityforest.org.uk ).

See more detail and book your place here:

Saturday 28th March
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/.../community-tree-planting...

13/03/2026

There's still time to join us tomorrow as we create more native woodland in Barlow - between Winlaton and Rowlands Gill in the Derwent Valley. Please share😊🌳

You can sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/living-woods-cic-103126268821

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09/03/2026

🌳 Come and plant trees with us on Saturday 14th and Saturday 28th March at Barlow nr. Blaydon.

Gateshead Council are creating a new 33 hectare woodland on land they have acquired and Living Woods CIC are helping them to get people involved in community tree planting.

The new woodland will serve as a buffer to some ancient woodland, and will also provide further value for biodiversity, amenity and carbon sequestration.

With your help we'll be planting a mix of native broadleaf trees on two separate days - 14 and 28 March. Come along and plant some trees that will become part of the new woodland, it is always satisfying and rewarding work, full of community spirit.

🌳 Location details:
South Farm, Barlow, Blaydon-on Tyne, Gateshead.

We will be in touch with the exact directions/location prior to the day. There is only parking spaces for 10 cars close to the site, so we will encourage and co-ordinate car sharing :) It would be great if local people volunteering can either work, or get dropped off.

🌳 Additional Information
All trees, gloves, equipment and guidance will be provided. Please wear sturdy boots or shoes at is may be muddy.

Please bring your own lunch/snacks/water/flask as you wish.
There is first aid cover in place.

🌳 This event is being managed by Living Woods (www.living-woods.org.uk) on behalf of Gateshead Council, the acquisition of the land was funded by England’s Community Forest. These events are part of the ongoing work and by part funded by the North East Community Forest (www.northeastcommunityforest.org.uk ).

See more detail and book your place here:

Saturday 14th March
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1984133530802?aff=oddtdtcreator

Saturday 28th March
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-tree-planting-in-barlow-gateshead-tickets-1984133711342?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/03/2026

It was great to be back in Horsley wood today ☀️

We spent the day planting 250 Hazels and 17 Oaks - all trees grown from seed by our Seeds2Trees volunteers 🌱

A brilliant day of woodland volunteering! 🌳

03/03/2026

How exciting that March has arrived in all its Spring glory. Here's our schedule for the coming month.

Peter is away for the next few weeks, hense no Monday or Wednesday sessions in the Derwent Valley but we are doing lots of exciting things...

Come & lend a hand at the new community tree nursery on our land at Tod's Place, Rothbury on Tues 24th and Wed 25th 🌱 This is a key job for us and we really appreciate your help. There will be a range of general light work duties.

Help us to plant a new 33ha woodland nr Blaydon on Saturday 14th and 28th, parking is very limited here so we will need to arrange carsharing where possible 🌳

Join us in Horsley to plant Seeds2Trees Hazel and Oak saplings in the wonderful Horsley woods, with a choice of 3 Sundays - 8th, 15th and 29th - the last date we will be coppcing.

If you aren't already signed up as a volunteer with us then just drop an e-mail to [email protected]

11/02/2026

We're not sure we want talk about the rain anymore! 🌧️🌧️🌧️
But what's that well known saying? There's no such thing as bad weather, only.......'

So grab your waterproofs and come out and plant some Oak and Hazel saplings in our lovely coppice woodland at Horsley this Sunday. 🌳🌳🌳

Sign up here:

We will be planting out lots of Seeds 2 Trees Oak and Hazel saplings throughout the woodland where we have been coppcing.

03/02/2026

We have a volunteer day coming up at our Rothbury site - Tod's Place on Sunday 8th February.

Tod’s Place is a 30 acre parcel of land between the river Coquet and Cockshot burn – with a mix of ancient woodland and organic pasture.

There are a growing range of volunteering opportunities as we get to know the site better, including developing a community tree nursery and orchard, and supporting the ‘natural colonisation’ of the pasture.

We will start the day with a walk around Tod's Place and an introduction to the site. The practical task for the day will be thickening the boundary hedge with newly planted trees.

Book your place here. Or sign up via MyImpact if you already volunteer with us.

Sunday 8th February -

Tod’s Place is a 30 acre parcel of land between the river Coquet and Cockshot burn – with a mix of ancient woodland and organic pasture.

28/01/2026

Join us out in the woods in February when we are welcoming subtle signs of coming Spring and carrying on with our woodland tasks.

These sessions are great if you want to:

🌳Get out and active, breathe fresh air
🌳Learn new skills and use hand tools
🌳 Meet new people
🌳Do something good for the environment

If you're interested and want to learn more contact [email protected]

28/01/2026

A massive thank you again to the brilliant students and staff from Epinay School. 🌳👏
More young planters joined us this morning in South Tyneside, bringing fantastic energy and teamwork to the site. Difficult to believe those blue skies were just this morning! ☀️

Great to see such enthusiasm and motivation from everyone — an amazing effort all round! Led by Living Woods CIC, in partnership with South Tyneside Council

28/01/2026

The team at Great Northumberland Forest came out with us and our regular volunteers to Horlsey last week, where we discussed sustainable woodland managment and our coppice rotation. We had a very productive day, it doesnt look like it from the photo but they all did alot of practical work too!