Project leaves a growing legacy of 250,000 trees

A PIONEERING community tree project has surpassed its target of planting a quarter of a million trees in Devon.

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Saving Devon's Treescapes was established in 2021 with the aim of restoring huge losses of tree cover caused by the devastating plant disease ash dieback.

It is estimated that Devon will lose more than 80% of the many thousands of ash trees in the county, some more than 100 years old. The planting scheme has targeted the replacement of trees outside of woodlands - including hedges, individual trees and orchards.

Saving Devon's Treescapes was led by the charity Devon Wildlife Trust on behalf of the Devon Ash Dieback Resilience Forum and was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, One Tree Planted, the Woodland Trust and other partners including Devon County Council, East Devon Council and FWAG South West.