Starting in November 2021, the Derwent Connections Project outlined a county-wide programme to see the creation of woodlands along the River Derwent catchment. Through this mass woodland creation movement, we shall see the reconnection of landscapes across the Midlands, reconnecting woodland habitats from our Northern Forest to the National Forest. However, this work would not be achievable without the support from local volunteers and community groups.
This March, members of the Wilder Communities team supported the Tideswell and District Environment Group at their Queen’s Jubilee tree planting event. This event was supported by The Queen's Green Canopy tree planting project encouraging individuals from across the UK to "Plant a Tree for the Jubilee". Over the space of a single day, over 600 native trees were distributed for planting in the local area including Litton, Wheston and Tideswell within gardens, farms and local schools, hundreds of which were planted at a single site in Tideswell. This event saw the support from around 100 individuals with over half being young people. This included 1st Tideswell Scouts, Litton Primary School and one of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust’s new partner organisations, The Climate Pathfinders Youth Forum.