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Trees Are The Key

Awareness Week

15-21 March 2021

Trees are a bounty of beauty and splendour with limbs reaching afar, offering vitality for us all. Without trees, we are extinct on our amazing planet, & nature is key, trees are living wonders who deserve utmost love and respect. Trees for wellbeing, for humans and planet alike.
Rachael Gartell
I wouldn't have got through 2020 without having downtime with the trees in my garden. I breathed out all my hurt and drew in all their strength. The trees and the abundant nature around them, are an absolute blessing to us all.
Philomena LeePlanet Protector
There's a joke: ‘You’re a true New Yorker if you think Central Park is nature.’
Well, I do. It nurtures me, its trees and their delicious juxtaposition with the city. I am hopelessly urban. Trees are the bridge between my indoor preference and the natural world.
Victoria MoranMain Street Vegan
The forests were here before us and they will endure long after we are gone. Ancient woodlands hold the secret of serenity; we would do well to try to understand the pace of life for trees. Amidst all of our hurry and bustle, it is good to spend time amongst trees and just... breathe.
Simon WestChair of Trustees
I listened to the water crackling and popping as it flowed up through the trunk of a beautiful old tree with Alex Metcalf, the Tree Listener. I cannot think about them as anything other than magnificent living, breathing entities that are a blessing to be around.
Tracey WestCEO
Walking in the woods is an absolute wonder. Whatever the season, the calming influence of the trees always gives me that feel-good feeling.
Sue Jueno
#TreesAreTheKey to life for you and me. Joy for all to see. Food for all to eat. A table or a seat. A book for you to read. A fire to give you heat. A home for birds that fly. To help us reach the sky. Hugging a tree every day will keep your tears at bay.
Helen RobertsTrustee
We have a tree in our local woods we call the Heart Tree. It is a veteran coppiced beech that is hundreds of years old. It is a statuesque, powerful constant in our lives. We have been visiting it on our daily walks for over 30 years. Our children, now grown up, visit with us when they come home. They have introduced their friends and partners to this cherished family elder. Like a touchstone, this tree teaches us wisdom and brings solace, calm, beauty and constancy to our lives. What an extraordinary friend!
Maddy HarlandPermaculture Magazine
So you want 50 words of what trees mean to me? That is so hard because to me they are a feeling. A spirit. They embody tranquillity and life. We cannot live without them but they can live without us.
Michael Birchmore
Walks in the woods have been a great source of relaxation for me during the pandemic. Taking some time away from work and screens to listen to the birds and appreciate the nature around us is so great for our mental health, particularly now spring is coming and the sun is out!
Rachel Baxter
You know that feeling, when you’re with really good friends and there’s no pressure, no artifice, no need to speak or do – that’s how I feel amongst trees. Calmness, stillness, as if I can really breathe.
Izzy RobertsonTrustee
There's something almost primitive that happens when I am around trees and woodlands. My mind clears and my heart rate feels like it lowers, breathing becomes deeper, maybe it is the lack of pollution or could it be ancient memories of times beneath the canopy? Either way, every minute spent around woods and forests makes me feel more attuned to nature and revitalises me to take on the challenges ahead.
Tim EgginsGreen Party
Trees bring me to my senses and through them I land, I come to earth. Their solidity, their rootedness, roots me to a present tense connected whole. Their unique character expressed in shape, colour and the tone of the breeze through their branches soothes me and centres me.
Tom BurgessPoet
Trees are life. Trees are hope. Trees help us breathe more easily. As a child, they were my playground. They meant adventure. Trees are also our shelter. On windy days they remind us of the sound of the sea. The best soundtrack of all is the birdsong from the natural stage that is the tree.
Karen CannardAuthor
Trees are a source of inspiration for life - they are strong, grounded, resilient, effortless and beautiful. They generously provide oxygen for us to breathe, shade from the sun, shelter from the rain and are home to an incredible wealth of wildlife and so much more.
Alison Johnson
We're extremely excited about this week! We love being outdoors, most days you'll find us walking through our local woods, rain or shine! It’s beautiful to see the varied colours, enjoy the calming sounds and absorbing the fresh air, plus you never know what wildlife you might see! The mental and physical health benefits are hugely rewarding too: after nice long walks exploring new trails we're always filled with positive energy. This year, we're keen to challenge our community to get out walking and supporting your wonderful work.
Brendon BaleThe Green Gazelles
My grandparents had an old apple orchard and as a child, I spent many happy hours in a hammock strung from a tree that grew diagonally, pretending to sail a boat. The wind in the leaves sounded like waves as I climbed amongst the branches, scouting for ‘land’.
Ceri Richards
I love trees and believe that spending time in nature is essential for our wellbeing. There's nothing more relaxing than taking an amble through some beautiful woodland, enjoying the fresh air and peace and quiet.
Laura Wand
It's easy to forget in the hubbub of daily life how important it is to connect with nature – even on our own doorstep. The trees in my garden give so much, benefiting the ozone, providing me with apricots and apples, the bees love the blossom and many different bird species visit. It's beautiful to see and always lifts my spirits.
Bethany Martin

About Trees Are The Key Awareness Week

For more than a year, people the world over have endured unfathomable loss, sadness and pain. We know that when we head for the trees, they have the power to help us all in a variety of ways. Studies continue to provide evidence that trees have an incredible ability to boost our mental health and our physical wellbeing.
 
During the inaugural Trees Are The Key Awareness Week, we’re going to unlock the science and the secrets behind how our local parks, woodlands and forests can lift our disposition, make us feel better, chill us out, keep us more focused and get our mind, body and spirit back on track.
 

Bookmark the 15th to the 21st March in your diary and join us for 7 days of suggested activities that everyone can enjoy, even those of us who are unable to visit trees in person.

Two people jumping by Jill Wellington of Pexels

Our Photo Competition Winner

21st March 2021 6:00 pm

After a truly joyous week celebrating the utter incrediblness of trees, it’s time for a final drum roll: ddddddddd… We are absolutely delighted to announce

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Share News of the Amazing Benefits of Trees

Spread the love about how trees can help our mental health and wellbeing with your social contacts.

Share our beautiful poem on your blog, website or social media channels and don’t forget to include a link back to WordForest.org/week.

We’ve a rectangular HD video, ideal for Facebook and LinkedIn and a square version for Twitter.

If you’d like to include a quote from our team about why we’ve started this campaign, just drop us a line.

Trees Are The Key Awareness Week From The Word Forest Organisation

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Enter Our Free Photo Contest

We’d love to see photos of your favourite trees! 

The winner will be picked on Saturday 20th March and they’ll have 10 trees planted in their name in Kenya.

Take a look at the Terms and Conditions for details of what we’re looking for. All accepted photographs will be displayed on a gallery page during the week. 

Good luck!

*If your image is too big, try an online resizing tool like this one.

The competition is now closed.

The winners have been announced
in this post.

Thank you to everyone that took part.

Let’s do it all again next year!

The Health Benefits of Trees

They’re almost too numerous to mention but here are a few!

During the awareness week itself, we’ll be unlocking the secrets and the science, showing you how to slow down and green up as you connect with the trees in your neighbourhood and favourite places.

Reduce Stress Levels

Reduce Stress Levels

Improve Your Mood

Improve Your Mood

Lower Blood Pressure

Lower Blood Pressure

Raise Energy Levels

Raise Energy Levels

Increase Focus

Increase Focus

Enhance Recovery

Enhance Recovery

Boost Immune System

Boost Immune System

Better Quality Sleep

Better Quality Sleep

Did You Know...

Fancy a funky background for your
next video meeting?

We have 36 great backgrounds promoting Trees Are The Key Awareness Week which will work in most video meeting software.

View them all here

Be a #TreeHero - Do a Fundraiser

If you’re planning on running a fundraiser for us during our Week, we’d love to hear from you!

We can create a bespoke web page to help you, that way every single penny (minus bank charges of course) will come straight to us and will support our work.

Any amount raised will enable us to continue to mitigate climate chaos through tree planting in the topics.

Thank you!

Get in Touch

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Trees Are The Key Awareness Week is an initiative from UK Registered Charity, The Word Forest Organisation. They are based in Lyme Regis, Dorset and they plant trees, build schools, facilitate education and support women’s empowerment in rural Kenya. Aside from the building, they do much the same in the UK but on a smaller scale.

See their positive impact in action in their documentary #TreesAreTheKey narrated by Kate Winslet.

Download the Press Release

For further information get in touch with the team.

Press release, high res images and interviews available upon request.

Contact: team@wordforest.org

Call: 01297 533111

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