We dedicate 50p of our booking fee to our partners, the Royal Forestry Society.
Thanks to the RFS’ expertise and their 3500+ member base, we guarantee that one climate resilient tree is planted for every booking made through Trainhugger.
50p per tree might not sound like much, but we‘ve consulted with the forestry community to make sure it’s enough to cover the planting cost of one tree as part of an innovative, sustainable woodland management plan. Our planters will almost always own the land they’re planting on and are invested in the long term health and care of their trees.
Planting trees, protecting forests and increasing green space are all important strategies in fighting climate change, supporting wildlife and improving health and wellbeing. Trees lock in carbon, are critical for biodiversity, absorb harmful pollutants, give us oxygen, help prevent flooding, improve water and soil quality and are linked to positive mental and physical health.
Trees are only as helpful as they are healthy, and the health of a tree depends on many factors like soil quality, local climate, and long term care. That’s why it’s important to plant “the right tree in the right place.” This means planting a mixture of native trees and trees that are known to thrive in warmer climates (climate resilient trees). All tree plantings and green projects that Trainhugger supports have to meet strong environmental standards based on the latest scientific research and are required to be sustainably managed.
All our trees will be planted by RFS members within the UK so that they directly benefit people in the UK. As our forests (and business) grows, Trainhugger will map tree planting locations so you can see where in the UK your trees are being planted. As of now, we cannot give you specific locations as we are still in the process of introducing the grant and getting our first planting project funded.
We plant a diverse mix of broadleaf and conifer trees. We aim to plant trees that can thrive in a changing climate. Planting lots of different trees together also helps our forests withstand pests and disease. We work with forestry experts at the Royal Forestry Society to ensure our trees are planted according to the latest sustainable forestry management standards. Our first tree planting project in Hockeridge and Pancake wood – an hour’s train from London – is open to the public and can be visited all year round.
We are not able to link any one tree to a specific booking, but we can tell you general areas where trees will be / are being planted. We will also share pictures, videos and information about our trees through our website, social and member newsletter. Many of our woodlands will be open for the public to visit and enjoy.
Within two years of your original booking. Planting trees and taking care of young trees is a delicate process and we want to ensure that our planters have what they need to manage their trees in the most sustainable way possible. Tree planting season in the UK runs from November to March, and unpredictable weather, broken machinery, and other factors can disrupt plantings and green project development.
There is more than enough space in the UK to plant trees, especially on privately owned land. In fact, the UK only has 13% tree cover, compared to 38% average in the EU, and climate experts recommend that the UK will need to plant at least 50 – 90 million trees a year to meet afforestation, biodiversity and climate change targets. A recent study by Friends of the Earth found that we could triple tree cover in the UK without disrupting protected natural areas like peatlands.
Trainhugger aims to support projects that promote biodiversity and climate resilience in the UK. While we dedicate a portion of our booking fee to planting trees so we can fulfil our “one tree per booking” promise, we are continuously looking for other ways to further support sustainable development in the UK. This could be in the form of growing coastal seagrass forests, developing urban farms, planting Miyawaki mini-forests, building a rainwater recycling garden; there are a countless number of innovative impactful projects we can help develop.
If you are interested in a green project tailored to your organisation or community, consider becoming a Trainhugger travel partner.
Absolutely right – even though trees are highly efficient at absorbing and storing carbon, planting trees will not stop climate change because the leading cause of climate change are heat-trapping emissions from everyday human activity. Even if we plant a trillion trees across the planet, it won’t be enough to absorb all the harmful emissions that humans emit on a daily basis.
However, planting trees and investing in sustainably managed nature-based projects are a fundamental part of any climate change solution and provide many benefits for us beyond increasing biodiversity and protecting us from climate change.
We want to make sure we accurately represent your Trainhugger impact. Find out where our data comes from and why attributing a specific amount of carbon to trees can be tricky.
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