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We are
delighted to announce a new name for our site near Sandridge, where we
plan to create England’s largest new native forest.
The chosen name, the result of a suggestion scheme involving all our
staff, is HEARTWOOD FOREST.
We felt this name was very appropriate for the new forest because:
- Heart playfully
combines ‘Hert’, for the location in Hertfordshire, and ‘Hart’ an
old English word for a deer stag – the symbol of Hertfordshire.
- Heartwood is a
central hardwood core found in many broadleaved trees. As the tree
ages, it is this hollowing heartwood which often supports hundreds
of rare and threatened species of wildlife, and helps it to survive
for many years by recycling nutrients as it decays.
- The heart is a
life-giving organ and trees are the life force of this planet. This
new forest will be a much needed lifeline for the UK’s diminished
native woodland. It will also be a great outdoor space in which
people can experience all the benefits of exercise and getting
closer to nature.
- We hope the new
forest will be a green heart at the centre of our woodland creation
work - a thriving new habitat for wildlife and a destination for
everyone to enjoy.
Although we have
now acquired the land on which to create Heartwood Forest, we still
need funds to plant it. |
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