North Northamptonshire Council Gawthrops Woodland Community Tree Planting and Maintenance Scheme

North Northamptonshire Council has secured grant funding through the Forestry Commission's England Woodland Creation Offer to plant a new 2.45ha community woodland.

The new woodland has been designated a community woodland and will be planted by volunteers drawn from Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire area. It is estimated that approximately 150 + volunteers will need to be recruited to undertake the two-year planting schedule.

The delivery partner will manage the physical planting, maintenance and aftercare of the new woodland.

This will include:

(i) the recruitment and training of volunteers drawn from the local area

(ii) mapping out and planning tree planting locations, incorporating pathways as outlined in grant agreement map

(iii) planting of trees at a rate close to 2000 whips per planting season and providing all necessary tools and equipment

(iv) managing the mulching of the whips and delivering a spring/summer watering and maintenance cycle for two years.