Please help save Fir Tree Wood
A stone’s throw away from the ever-growing urban environments surrounding Chelmsford and Maldon, Fir Tree Wood is a safe haven for nature. A critical piece in the jigsaw of habitats across Danbury Ridge, Fir Tree Wood is at the heart of an expansive interconnected landscape for wildlife.
Please help us secure this woodland’s future.
Fir Tree Wood forms a green lung in the community and is an oasis for wildlife. During the day, woodpeckers drum in the trees, butterflies flutter from flower to flower and the sweet scent of lily-of-the-valley fills the air. At night, dormice scuttle up tree trunks, bats swoop through the skies and larger mammals quietly emerge from their dens and setts. Many of these species are at risk throughout the UK, but at the moment they can all move freely across Fir Tree Wood.
Working in partnership with Little Baddow Parish Council, we need to raise £200,000 to protect our amazing wildlife and ensure the future of this beautiful woodland in the heart of Essex.
Fir Tree Wood location map
This map shows the location of Fir Tree Wood in relation to the other Danbury Ridge nature reserves that Essex Wildlife Trust protects and manages for wildlife. It also shows nearby housing and private woodland near to Fir Tree Wood.
Read more about the Danbury Ridge complex
Your donation will be used for the purpose of purchasing Fir Tree Wood, protecting it as woodland in perpetuity and ensuring it is managed as a woodland habitat. Should we not reach our appeal target, or the sale of the land is unable to proceed, funds raised through this campaign will be used to further enhance our conservation work in Danbury Ridge. If we exceed our target, we will be able to increase our impact and invest further resources into the management and restoration of woodlands across the Danbury Ridge area.
If you have any questions about this appeal, please contact our fundraising team, who are happy to help.