Spring Newsletter 2024
🌼 Spring is emerging across the land 🌼
As we watch the white of the snowdrops and yellows of the daffodils return to the soil we can welcome the emergence of bluebells and listen to and watch birds nesting.
The March equinox is on Wednesday 20th and it is also World Storytelling Day, celebrating the ancient tradition of oral storytelling.
In this newsletter, we are sharing stories about our work and success over the last quarter and we welcome your stories of your time in nature over winter and into spring.
March 21st is International Day of Forests - The theme this year is “Forests and Innovation” watch out for our posts on social media and Read on to find out more!
The vibrancy of spring is just around the corner!
Use #9TreesUK on social media to let us know what Wildlife catches your eye.
To everyone who is new here, welcome!
We at 9Trees are a Community Interest Company (CIC), planting biodiverse woodlands in the UK.
With your help, 9Trees is growing!
Help our Cause by acting on one of the sections below.
We could be just one ‘share’ away from our perfect day!
We are now a Multi Award winning CIC!
We won two awards from Federation of Small Businesses! 🎉
🌱 Sustainability Award
📈 Micro business of the Year Award
9Trees is the Headline Sponsor for
The Festival of Sustainable Business
We are the ‘Biodiversity and carbon balancing partner’ & headline sponsor for
‘The festival of Sustainable Business’ in Bristol this year!
We will be engaging with over 2000 attendees,
have special access to organisations like Tesla and best of all…
We will be balancing the carbon footprint of all the attendees over the 3 separate days!
Join us in Bristol on March 14th, September 19th & November 14th.
Are you running events or festivals?
Would you like us to balance the carbon footprint of your attendees?
Reach out and let us know!
NEW; 9Trees Very own podcast
Interviews with our partners, landowners and team.
Katherine Piper of Future Leap chats with Mike from 9Trees CIC.
From Tesla to Pirate ships and Mitsubishi Air source to the Festival of Sustainable business!
9Trees your Biodiversity & Carbon Partner
With thanks to Future leap support & Gareth Young recording technician.
We have a Brand New Business Partner 🤝🏼
We are proud to be working with the Marriott Hotels.
This globally renowned hospitality brand has signed up 7 of their hotels in the South West.
The 9Trees Team will be at the Timber Festival 🎟️
We also have two (reduced price) tickets for any takers.
Or
Join us as a volunteer & help promote us!
When you Volunteer at any festival you get in FREE!
📢 NEWS FLASH! 🌳✨
🥁 Drum roll, please! 🥁
We've just been awarded the Brisbes Grant!
For a very specific £9315.65
This grant covers 80% of our needs.
HOWEVER
The proviso of obtaining this grant, is that we must first raise this amount of money.
We will then be reimbursed in order to continue our work.
Can you help us?
Donate
Share
Comment or send us ideas!
This incredible grant will fuel our mission by providing essential tools and materials for engaging people with nature.
We have until the End of April to raise the funds,
So now is the time to;
Buy a gift for a friend,
sponsor a tree, or 9!
Jump on board as a business.
If you really want to make an impact please donate.
🙌 Whether you're a fellow organisation or an individual, every donation counts;
from £2 to £1000. Your support will make a huge impact on our work!
Funds will be spent on; field guides, eco-matting, special tree planting shovels, wheelbarrows, videographer, first aid kits, branded uniform for events, website functionality, outreach, branded event stand, travel calculator, PR & marketing advice, tablets for signups, banners etc.
Be Like Ben!
Write us A
5 Star Google Review 🤩
Like what we do?
Why don’t you leave us a review too!
Our founder, Michael Cunningham was interviewed at The Blue Earth Summit’s for the Love of Weather Podcast.
Go grab a drink and cozy up.
Mikes interview is at 12 minutes in, lasting 8 minutes
(use your mouse to skip forward)
💃🏻 Some Team Updates 🕺🏻
Tara El Kashef
Tara is a Master’s student in Anthropology, Environment and Development at UCL ……….
Jess Atherton
Jess lives in Bristol and is currently heading up the grants team at 9Trees. Her passions …………
Akshay Gajria
Akshay is a writer and storyteller who completed his Masters in Creative Writing from …….
Volunteer with us!
We have a ton of volunteering opportunities spread throughout the year.
We have two upcoming THIS week!
We have a ‘Team Green Away Day’ for businesses at Drovers Rest Herefordshire / Powys Border on 15th March. Click here to learn more. (Please enquire for the next session as well!)
Join us on our FREE volunteer day on Saturday 16th March, also at Drovers Rest, on the Border of England and Wales
(it’s great family fun 👨👩👧👦). Click here to learn more.
Let us know if you want to know in advance for any of these dates as there is a separate email list!
We have events taking place all over the UK.
Sponsor us to go to these events
Get your branding out there with us!
Sponsor 9Trees CIC
Email us to get involved in the excitement!
Festival of Sustainable Business
Green Man Festival
Blue Earth Summit
You could be our Headline Sponsor!
Click the link below to see our upcoming and potential
festivals & environmental events
Check out our latest Blogs 📝
World Wildlife Day 2024
Environmental Perspectives Episode 2
A quick word from the Landowner and Planting Co-ordinator 👨🏻🌾 Joel
As we draw into the last quarter of the 2023-2024 planting season, it is looking like we may fall short of our planting target that we set for ourselves back in the summer, with around 5,000 trees going in and the ‘beating-up’ (replanting of trees which failed) of 10% from previous years. It’s a necessary management technique part of our 50 years of service to ensure a healthy woodland for you to visit!
However I am pleased to report we have reached our subscriber targets with trees to spare. There are also still potential sites that may come through for planting in the coming weeks.
We have been presented with some tough challenges and we have pulled through successfully as a team. We have plenty of potential sites in the pipeline for the 2024-2025 planting season. With a lot more management skills and experience behind us it's shaping up to be a great season for 9Trees.
Our target next year is roughly 10,000 trees. We have streamlined our team and have been testing the new way of working with landowners ‘Branching Out’.
We have promising sites and partnerships spread across the UK and are now looking for landowners in the South West of England & Herefordshire.
We also want to expand into the South East so please do send me an email and I will call to discuss your needs.
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