Tree Weaver

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Plant a tree today and you’ll be helping to support our aim of planting 20 million trees by 2030.

You can plant a tree for yourself, as a gift to someone special or in memory of a loved one. Whichever you choose, you’ll help nature to thrive so that future generations can enjoy spending time in the shade of these beautiful giants. Donate £5 or more and you’ll also receive a digital certificate by email, which you can keep for yourself or send to someone else

125 years ago we set out to open up the natural world so everyone could explore vibrant green spaces like parks, woodlands and countryside walks. The coronavirus crisis has made us all realise just how important this need is and that we cannot take nature for granted. Trees breathe life into our world, and it’s vital we plan for the future of woodlands to tackle climate change.

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How to plant a tree
Choose an amount from the options below and make your donation.
Once you’ve donated to plant a tree, you’ll receive a confirmation email straight away.
Within five working days, you’ll receive a second email with your certificate attached.

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How much does it cost to plant a tree?

Our suggested minimum donation amount is £5 as this is what it costs us to plant one new sapling. No matter what the size of your gift, your donation to our plant a tree fund will help create beautiful green spaces for people and wildlife to thrive.

£5 will plant a tree sapling. £50 will plant 10 tree saplings, £250 will plant 500 square metres of woodland, £500 will plant 1,000 square metres of woodland, £2,500 will plant a football pitch {½ hectare} of woidland.

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Dedicate a Tree
Why not dedicate your tree to someone special? It could be a unique wedding gift, a way to make someone’s birthday that bit more special, or a lasting way to remember a loved one. All you need to do is select the dedication option when making your donation, and you’ll be able to celebrate the people in your life while also giving back to nature.

At the moment, you won’t be able to ‘tag’ a specific tree, or choose a location for a tree to be planted. However, we have an ambition to plant 20 million trees by 2030, and your donation today can directly help create a living memorial that benefits nature for everyone, for ever.

Our work so far
We’re planting
14,500 saplings
this winter thanks to your donations
These are a mix of
14 species of tree
including oak, beech and crab apple
Your tree could remove
1 tonne of carbon
from our air over 40 years

How you’re helping us make a difference
Our ambition to plant and establish 20 million trees by 2030 is progressing at pace thanks to your support. After you helped us raise almost £500,000 through Plant a tree, we’ve been able to plant thousands of young saplings across the UK. We’ve also identified sites for a further 1.5 million trees to be planted during the next two years.

Why plant a tree
The coronavirus crisis has thrown our need for nature sharply into focus, bringing a stronger need to work together to overcome the climate crisis. Your support will make a difference. Give today and we’ll plant a tree as part of our plan to plant 20 million trees by 2030.

When you plant a tree, this contributes to reducing emissions, as these hardy plants work hard to lock up carbon. These new trees will also open up new habitats for wildlife such as the red squirrel, the hazel dormouse, the greater spotted woodpecker and other birds like the song thrush and the red kite.

You’ll help these historical, beautiful and natural places to thrive for ever, and many more people like you will be able to create new memories with their friends and family in leafy green spaces.

People need nature now more than ever. And working together is the only way we can reverse the decline in wildlife and the challenges we face due to climate change.

More than 18,000 hectares of woodland – an area equivalent to one and a half times the size of Manchester or 42 Sherwood Forests – will be strategically established across the nation to lock up 300,000 tonnes of carbon – equivalent to the electricity output of 370,000 homes a year.

Plant a tree FAQs

1. What’s the plant a tree scheme?

In 2020, we launched our ambition to plant 20 million trees by 2030. The plant a tree scheme provides the opportunity for our closest supporters to help us deliver this ten-year ambition by donating to our tree planting fund. Donations can be made with a dedication in memory or in celebration of a loved one.

2. Why are you raising money to plant trees?

The National Trust has always been here for the benefit of everyone. As Europe’s biggest conservation charity, we have a responsibility to do everything we can to fight climate change, which poses the biggest threat to the places, nature and collections we care for. 

People need nature now more than ever. And working together is the only way we can reverse the decline in wildlife and the challenges we face due to climate change.

More than 18,000 hectares of woodland – an area equivalent to one and a half times the size of Manchester or 42 Sherwood Forests – will be strategically established across the nation to lock up 300,000 tonnes of carbon – equivalent to the electricity output of 370,000 homes a year.

3. Why is there a £5 minimum suggested donation? 

Our suggested minimum donation amount is £5 as this is what it costs us to plant one new sapling. No matter what the size of your gift, your donation to our plant a tree fund will help create beautiful green spaces for people and wildlife to thrive. As the certificate references that you have planted a tree we do not offer this for donations of less than £5.

4. Why can’t I choose a tree planting location?

All donations go into our tree planting fund and we plant trees according to the areas in most need as identified by our woodland experts and regional countryside teams. Trees are planted throughout winter and our planning process means we may not know until the summer where the trees will be planted each year. We aim to regularly update our communications on tree planting locations that have been made possible with your support. Please get in touch by emailing us at giving@nationaltrust.org.uk if you’d like to know more.

5. Why can’t I ‘tag’ a tree?

Your donation to our tree planting fund brings us closer to our ambition of planting 20 million trees by 2030. Due to the scale of tree planting required we’re not able to match dedications to specific trees or to ‘tag’ trees with memorial plaques, which is why we have created the digital certificate that can be shared with your loved ones.

6. When will I receive my certificate?

We aim to send all certificates within five working days of your donation being made. While we hope your certificate will be created and sent within a shorter timeframe, during busy periods our team may need a little longer to ensure they give each certificate the time and attention they deserve. Please bear with us whilst we work through them.

7. What information will be included in my certificate?

Your certificate will include the unique details relating to your dedication and the number of trees you will have planted, whether in memory or in celebration. You can see a sample certificate below. Please note, as the certificate references that you have planted a tree we do not offer this for donations of less than £5, and we will not prepare or send certificates containing content deemed to be inappropriate or offensive

8. What can I do if I want to change the information on my certificate?

We understand the donation process doesn’t provide the opportunity to preview your certificate before you make your donation, and we’re happy to edit your certificate as required. If you would like to make any changes to your certificate please get in touch with us by emailing us at giving@nationaltrust.org.uk. 

9. How do I know if my dedication has been completed successfully?

The last stage of the dedication process is making your donation, which is triggered once you have entered your personal and payment details and clicked ‘Yes, I confirm my payment’. If your donation has been successful there will be a message at the top of the page saying ‘Thank you’. You should also receive a confirmation email within 20 minutes of completing your dedication, and your certificate will be sent in a separate email within three working days. If you don’t think your donation has been successful, please get in touch by calling 0344 800 1895.

10. I’ve changed my mind. Can I get a refund? 

We do not process refunds on donations, but we will work hard to ensure you have all the information you need before making a dedication. Donations will only be refunded in very limited circumstances, in accordance with the Institute of Fundraising guidelines.

11. I’d like to make a complaint about your ‘no-refund’ procedure – how do I do that?

You can make a complaint via our Supporter Service Centre, either over the phone by calling 0344 800 1895, or by emailing us at giving@nationaltrust.org.uk. Find out more about the National Trust’s complaints procedure.

12. Why haven’t I received my confirmation email? 

You should receive your confirmation email within 20 minutes of donating. If after this time you haven’t received the email please check your junk folder. If you’re still having difficulty, please get in touch by calling 0344 800 1895

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Eliza Atsma has supersonic powers with plant healing. “This is a story about a 200-year old apple tree in the UK that is dying of a fungal disease, asking me ‘can you help?’ …

The Bramley Tree, she asked that I add my energetic awareness to this message before sharing it with the wider world. So this is a collaborative conversation, starting with the tree’s energy,

“As soon as I connect with her, she is all over me. Her energy is soothing, vibrant, powerful and eager. Yes, her physical body is dying, and that’s okay. All life has a cycle, hers is coming to the end.

She is clear about her cause of death: a lack of flow. The fungus is merely a symptom.

She lacks the flow of connection, wisdom, communion, and most of all she lacks being received.

There are not many ancient trees left around the world to commune with.

Together the ancient mother trees connect Earth’s dragon lines (leylines), creating a communication grid of magnetic fields.

Trees are here for much more than oxygen. They keep the worldwide web of roots flowing. The trees are wisdom keepers and they flow their wisdom forward to the next generations.

As the number of trees is lessening, there is more wisdom and energy available than the young trees can handle or store, making their ‘job’ on planet earth almost impossible.

The Bramley Tree has more energy than places she can share it, and so she aches. For a few seconds, she gives me her full potency. It hurts my body. She knows, and turns her energy down to match what my body can handle.

Therein lies the real problem. Turning down her energy blocks her flow, like a traffic jam. When the earth was covered in big old trees, energetic paths were plentiful and wisdom flowed with ease.” ~ Eliza Atsma

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Last weekend I {Laura Murray} met a very big tree in the Bunya Mountains (Australia). Through Eliza, the Bramley Tree asked me to connect her with that tree as she needed a physical ‘bridge’ to make the connection.

With so few Mother Trees left, they cannot reach each other via their roots anymore. Yes – trees have families and connections just like we do.

Be with that for a moment… let it sink in.

For me it explains why I get so distressed when I see big old trees being torn down, sometimes thousands at a time.

It’s not just that tree. It’s the wisdom that is lost, the planetary connections no longer possible, and the tree keepers that are now homeless. The unseen impact is far greater than we have acknowledged.

There is a new cosmic grid being formed and, if you’re still reading, chances are you are part of its creation. This new grid will do some of the work of the Mother Trees (nature is infinitely adaptable!).

The wish of this dying Mother Tree is that we assist all trees to become connected to the new grid by letting them know it exists.

We are amazing connection points and, since our bodies can move around the globe, our willingness to travel is essential to establishing the connection of the grids.

(Side-note – for the past 18 months especially I have been acutely aware of my role in connecting trees and forests to each other energetically – my events are a small part of my travels).

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The Bramley Tree made a formal request of Eliza to formally request that I would pass this information on to anyone (and everyone) who can receive it.

You may think I’m crazy. Or you may be ready to commune with trees in a totally new way.
I gently ask you to let your Wild Heart take the lead. Don’t think – BE. Connecting with the grid / trees (earth / elementals etc)

The Bramley tree asked that we begin to connect up the trees we know, with a new cosmic grid
that assists the trees to manage the energetic wisdom they are guardians of. Please don’t overthink it. A simple ask is all that’s required…

“Do you know there’s a new cosmic grid for tree wisdom? You can connect if you’d like to!”
Clearing the energetic projections:

It is very helpful to clear the energy from a tree and its species before you have a deeper conversation. Many trees and plants have been labelled ‘useless’ or ‘pests’ – and they cannot function at their full capacity under the weight of these labels.

Please be the energy of these words as you speak them to the tree (can be silent or aloud!)

“Will you dissipate, dissolve and release all projections, rejections, separations, judgements and expectations that have been put on you (and all of your species/type), for all eternity?”

Thank them for their willingness. You may sense a lot of energy moving! Just be present until it dissipates. The tree/building/animal/elemental knows what to do from here…

By doing this at the *start* of your connection with the tree (etc) you create a clear path for your communication. Otherwise you may find yourself communicating with a ‘lesser’ version of the being you are engaging with.

1. Connect with the trees around you. Let them know about the new cosmic grid that is here to assist them in their work. As soon as new trees become aware of it, the energy will sort itself so that no tree gets more information than they can handle individually.

2. Plant more trees. For the love of this planet, plant trees everywhere you can. It will help the underground wisdom network enormously.

3. Gently touch the trees that you come into connection with. They desire to gift you energy and wisdom so that you can increase your communion with the planet.

4. Every time you meet a big old tree, ask it if there is anything you can do for it… you may be wildly surprised!

5. Befriend the tree keepers whose trees have died – they are elemental beings who no longer have a tree to ‘keep’. Engage with them energetically – together we can go far.

6. What else do YOU know? What capacities do you have? Commune with the trees and ask them to show you…

This is a conversation for all of the earth mystics in the world. Let us bring connection to each other and the trees.

Nature has spoken.

Reference: https://gatekeeper.org.uk/2020/07/the-wish-of-a-dying-tree/

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This is the beautiful Scots Pine I used to visit regularly when out walking my dogs.

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Scots pine is an evergreen conifer native to northern Europe. Mature trees grow to 35m and can live for up to 700 years. The bark is a scaly orange-brown, which develops plates and fissures with age. Twigs are green-brown and hairless.

There’s not much folklore associated with the Scots pine, although there is some history of spiritual significance which can be traced back to Celtic times. It is thought that in England, Scots pines were planted around farmsteads as windbreaks, and clusters of pines growing along old droveways helped travellers find out where they were going in inclement weather.

In 2014, the Scots pine was voted the national tree of Scotland.

Scots pine timber is one of the strongest softwoods available and is widely used in the construction industry and in joinery. It is used in the manufacture of telegraph poles, pit props, gate posts and fencing. The tree can also be tapped for resin to make turpentine. Other uses include rope made from the inner bark, tar from the roots and a dye from the cones. Dry cones can be used as kindling for fires.

Scots pine is susceptible to red band needle blight, root and butt rot, needle cast disease and pine stem rust, which leads to cankers and distorted branches. The pine tree lappet moth can cause serious defoliation of Scots pine and may threaten pine forests in Scotland.

Glimpse at true scale of Britain’s lost trees: Study of 1850 and 2021 maps from small plots in Essex and Suffolk reveals more than 600,000 ash, oak and elms have been lost to modern farming.

* Volunteers for the Woodland Trust studied Ordnance Survey maps from 1850s against recent aerial images
* They found only 51 per cent of 1.2 million trees mapped in Eastern Claylands of Essex and Suffolk survived
* Trees outside woodland (TOWs) inspired artist John Constable, who painted sprawling landscapes of area.

A remarkable study of maps from Essex and Suffolk plotted more than 170 years ago has revealed how 600,000 British ash, oak and elm trees have vanished since the onset of modern farming.
Volunteers enlisted by the Woodland Trust studied the mid-19th century Ordnance Survey maps and digitised the locations of more than 100,000 trees standing outside of woodland in the Eastern Claylands.

These were then compared to recent aerial images from the 5,000 sq km landscape, with researchers finding only 51 per cent of the 1.2 million trees mapped in small groups or alone on fields and boundaries had survived to the present day.

Around 84 per cent of scattered field trees had been felled or died, and more than half of oak, elm and ash trees standing on boundaries had vanished since the 19th century.

Researchers noted that the disappearance of more than half of these trees suggests this trend ‘is likely replicated in other UK landscapes, particularly those with similar histories of agricultural intensification.’

The State of the UK’s Woods and Trees report added: ‘The loss of these historic trees is concerning as they represent the loss of the particularly valuable veteran trees that they would have become had they survived.

‘The high loss of boundary trees, and particularly scattered trees, which were rare even in 1850, highlights the risk faced by these types of TOWs [trees outside woodland] and the specific habitats and benefits which they provide relative to those present in small groups.’

The report said: ‘TOWs act as refugia for wildlife within otherwise hostile landscapes. They enhance biodiversity by providing resources including shelter, sites suitable for feeding and breeding and equitable microclimates.

‘Perhaps most importantly, TOWs contribute to landscape connectivity by facilitating the dispersal of organisms between otherwise isolated woodland patches.

‘This has numerous ecological benefits, including countering genetic problems associated with small populations, allowing the colonisation of patches where species are absent, and facilitating the spread of species in response to climate change.’

The conservation charity added that an increase in the size of farm machinery and the amalgamation of small fields and farms have contributed to the clearing of many trees and hedgerows in England.

Other causes given for the decline in tree populations were historic and emerging diseases, such as the fungal disease ash dieback, modern hedge management practices and ‘high browsing pressure’ from deer.

The Woodland Trust concluded that greater levels of protection were needed for boundary trees, such as lines of trees and hedgerows, alongside individual, scattered trees which inspired paintings by British landscape artist John Constable.

It said: ‘This can be achieved by grant support for their retention and good management. These trees can be perceived as challenging to owners and managers who currently bear the cost of their maintenance and may require greater advice and assistance.’

The Eastern Claylands of Essex and Suffolk is a largely agricultural region, known to be the inspiration for many of John Constable’s famed landscape paintings of the mid-19th century.

The self-taught artist, born in East Bergholt, Suffolk, is best known for sprawling paintings of his home county which proudly captured ancient hedgerows, small clusters of trees, woodland and stunning river valleys.

Eastern Claylands has one of the highest concentrations of medieval woodland pasture and parkland in England despite the fall in tree concentration, the Woodland Trust said, with a third of its 36,000 hectares formed of semi-natural ancient woodland or plantations on historic woodland sites.

However, the report found that the number of ancient woods under threat from development in England has recently risen to 1,225. At least 981 woodlands have been ‘permanently lost or damaged’ since 2000.

Reference- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9469577/Study-1850-maps-reveals-600-00-trees-Englands-fields-lost-modern-farming.html

When Mozart was 8 this tree was over 40.
When first Steam Engine was patented this tree was 50.
When the Wright Brothers flew the first motorized plane this tree was 180.
Now at aged 300 it was felled for a service road for HS2
Words fail me.

~ David Attenborough.

Radagast by artist A. Gokhan Gultekin, Istanbul, Turkey

“I was born in 1985. I am a Turkish Language & Literature Teacher and also an illustrator. I worked as an illustrator for T-shirt companies, several fine publishers and comic magazines.

Most of my works I get inspired of; mythologies, native cultures, folk tales, horror & fantasy literature. Also improve myself in character design and background (mostly ornamental and structural) design. My favorite illustrators are; Charles Vess, Brian Froud, Ivan Bilibin& Alphonse Mucha”.

I can find no further resources online since 2018 for this talented artist.

Wood Sculptor ‘Kendal Throne’ by Andy Levy In Kendall’s Fletcher Park, Cumbria.

A THIRD generation craftsman has used a chainsaw, chisel and his wood sculpting talent to create a throne seat from the stump of a beech tree blown down in Kendal’s Fletcher Park, 2012.

Former Kirkbie Kendal School student Andy Levy, 34, was asked to design and make the sculpture by private tree consultant, Chris Raper.

If there weren’t a floor where you’re sitting or standing, what would be there? Probably a tree.
Have you looked around lately? TREES are everywhere! Why? Are trees possibly a hint from God to humanity? Annette Palmer explains why she believes they are.
Explore the landscape from a train’s window. Reminisce about your past Christmases, your last walk in the woods, your last drive down the freeway. Fill your thoughts with how amazing nature is. Connect with God like never before through the largest living creatures on Earth, TREES!
“If God were a poet, He’d probably say, ‘Every time you see a TREE, you can know it’s a HINT TO HUMANITY!’”
—Bob Palmer (Annette’s husband)

Excerpt

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege to serve God in my weekly
group, the Titus 2 Women Bible Study. The purpose of this
group is manifold, but first and foremost, we come there to
grow.
We come to grow as sound-minded women.
We come to grow as the church and for the church.
We come to grow and be all that we can be according to
God’s design for humans.
But most importantly, we come to grow and learn so that we
can guide others to do the same.
Peter, in the bible speaks to us directly as we grow, indicating
that our growth is through His Son, Jesus Christ. He is everything
and all that we need.
“His divine power has given us everything we need
for a godly life through our knowledge of Him
who called us by his own glory and goodness.”
II Peter 1:3

In a world where relationships, especially marriages, are
increasingly challenging, my weekly bible study is a group specifically designed for women’s unique family issues. Spiritual growth occurs weekly in our discussions. For the past two
decades, my whole ministry has been based on it. However, I’m writing this book to share a completely
different growth. It’s one that leads to an awesome connection – a connection with God through, believe it or not, TREES.

I had a stunning serendipity one season that led to a richer form of knowing God. It occurred when I discovered that He was most likely speaking through what He has made – what was all around us – nature. After reading this book, I hope that you will connect with
God in a newer and richer way every time you simply look outside. Though you will read about other revelations from God Through the world outside, this book largely centers on the
biggest and grandest view of nature: TREES. This might sound wonky, but bear with me. By the time you’re finished reading, you may come to realize, recognize and appreciate what I did: That on Earth, God is blatantly revealing Himself in the loudest way, through one of His largest and most awestriking creations.

Ready for your first WOW?
Three trillion. That’s the staggering number of trees on Earth, according to a new tally that astounds even the scientists who compiled it.

Three trillion is a 3 followed by 12 zeroes, which is more than the number of stars in the Milky Way and more than the number of cells in a human brain. If the new sum is accurate – and other scientists think it is – the planet boasts roughly 420 trees for every living person.

USA Today, Sept. 2, 2015

Here’s your second WOW:
Trees are mentioned more than anything else in the bible besides
God or people. They are mentioned on the first page of Genesis, in the first Psalm, in the first book of the New Testament, and on the last page of Revelation. There is a tree associated with every major event in the Bible like the fall, the flood, the overthrow
of Pharaoh, just to name a few.

Now, a third WOW (but not the last, there more to come!):
Every major character in the Bible is associated with a tree. Here are some examples:
• Noah received the olive branch (Genesis 8:11)
• Abraham sat under the oaks of Mamre (Genesis 18:1)
• Joseph is a fruitful bough (Genesis 49:22)
• Moses stood in front of the burning bush (Exodus 3:2–5)

• Elijah sat under a broom tree where he received a message of comfort from an angel (I Kings 19:5-7)

• Christ is described like a small shoot from a plant or tree (Isaiah 53:2)
• Christ, as the Messiah, is described as a branch (Isaiah 11:1, Jeremiah 23:5, 33:15, Zechariah 3:8, 6:12)
• Daniel, interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a tree (Daniel 4:4-12)

The same pattern is in the New Testament:

• The blind man saw people as if they were trees walking (Mark 8:24)
• Zacchaeus climbed the sycamore tree (Luke 19:1-4)
• The disciples gathered on the Mount of Olives (Luke
22:39)
• Paul wrote that Christians are like branches grafted into
Israel’s tree trunk, with roots that help us stand fast and firm no matter what troubles come our way (Romans 11:17-18)
There are more, but enough WOWS! (For now…) How about
instead, a sweet sentiment about God and trees?
Every year, a tree trunk grows an indication of how old it is – one ring for each year of its life. God must really cherish trees. Every year, he gives them a ring on their birthday J.
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I believe trees, are the biggest HINT from God to humanity,
and a most powerful invitation to know Him.

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”
John 17:3

May this book connect you more intimately with the heavens than ever before. If it is truly a brand new connection, then I pray that you will bond for the first time with the Maker of the universe.
Have you looked up lately? His divine power is imbued in every leaf on every tree.

Annette Palmer is an author and public speaker from Brunswick, Ohio. Her passion is teaching the Bible to all ages and especially to womeni in marriage, seniors and children. As a voice major at the University of Southern California, she became a full time private music instructor, teaching voice and piano. She is a wife, married to Bob, a mom to CJ, a Toastmaster, Sunday school teacher, Bible Study teacher and church musician. She is blessed with wonderful family and friends.

TREES…God’s HINT to Humanity?
Annette Palmer
Connect with God like never before through the largest living creatures on Earth, TREES!
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