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In the famous words of Douglas Adams "DON'T PANIC".. our Operations Manager Rachel talks through how your trees may be looking and what this means

"After the record breaking drought and intense heatwaves this summer, many of you may be looking at your trees and wondering if they will ever recover. It is often difficult to tell if you are looking at signs of heat stress, early senescence (as trees slow down in autumn), or something a bit worse.  

The important thing is not to despair.... READ MORE"

We'll be talking more this month about our new climate, how we're mitigating the impacts and managing the future, so keep your eyes on the blog

We were absolutely delighted to host so many folks at our Summer Open Day this July. A gorgeous, relaxed day of cake and trees. Huge thanks to our volunteers and team, for their support on the day and the lovely videos and photos (including a bit of ASM soundscape for those needing some tree based rejuvination!) 

A critical part of our work is our maintenance and monitoring program.  Planting a tree takes a few minutes, getting a tree in the ground (from seed and design to planting) can take a couple of years, but getting a site to establishment is a much longer process again. We're with our farmers for over a decade - read Rachels 2025 update here.

Come and join us for our Open Day.

Find out what we're doing, help us shape our future, stay for the tea & cake!

Our Office Manager Natalie provides a brief update on the ecological surveys that have been taking place this year on Bryn Arw.

On the Easter Bank Holiday Friday, a group of 60 gathered to walk the Bryn Arw Hill and here from Rob, Jenny and Keith about how our beautiful woodland is growing... Natalie, our new office manager was on the hill and (having not been blown away by the wind).... read more

Stump Up For Trees is delighted to announce that we are over half way to our original target!

This winter we planted our 500,000th native broadleaved tree in South Wales. Over 1/2 a Million Trees planted since we started five years ago. As a community-led, farmer-facing charity this is an astonishing success, only achieved due to the support and dedication of our volunteers, landowners and partners.

Breaking news - we're hiring! We're looking to hire an Office Manager this Spring... deadlines Feb 2026

We are delighted to share our 2024/25 Impact Report, highlighting all that we have achieved together over 12 months to July — from expanding woodland creation and ecological restoration projects to growing our amazing volunteer community.