Northern Forest Funding and Key Partners
The partnership
Alongside many other partners, the Woodland Trust, the Community Forest Trust and four of the Community Forests in the north of England – The Mersey Forest, City of Trees (Greater Manchester), the White Rose Forest and Humber Forest – are working together to take the Northern Forest from concept to reality.
We estimate that it will cost £500 million to develop the Northern Forest over the next 25 years. It sounds like a lot, but compared to other major infrastructure schemes, it’s a modest investment that is set to deliver unbeatable value for money. It is expected that the Northern Forest will generate around £2.5 billion worth of social, economic and environmental benefits – a five-fold return on investment.
Funding
Could you help fund the Northern Forest?
The Northern Forest is providing new opportunities to invest in the region’s natural capital, helping to deliver greater benefits for people, businesses and nature.
If you are able to support the Northern Forest in another way, we’d love to hear from you. We’re currently looking for vital funding from a wide range of sources – including grants, donations and sponsorship.
You can be part of this incredible project and help to deliver the Northern Forest – whether as a financial supporter, landowner, partner, or in any other way.
The time is now. If you want to invest in the Northern Forest, please get in touch with the Woodland Trust or your local Community Forest:
Merseyside and North Cheshire: The Mersey Forest
Greater Manchester: City of Trees
North and West Yorkshire: White Rose Forest
Hull, East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire: Humber Forest