Forests With Impact

𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲 🌳 We are delighted to introduce you to David Jones, Senior Project Manager from AECOM - Buildings + Places, who has kindly seconded over to us for a day a week as we embark on an exciting new chapter in the Forests With Impact programme! Dave will be instrumental in supporting our work at HMP Fosse Way as we develop our next commercial tree nursery. His expertise and leadership will help us standardise a robust ‘lift and shift’ model, ensuring we can replicate our successful approach efficiently and at scale as we grow. This is an incredible milestone for the Forests With Impact team and with Dave's expert guidance, we're confident we are setting a strong foundation for our expansion plans. Thank you, AECOM, for gifting us such a talent. And welcome, Dave! We’re excited to work alongside you and continue pushing the boundaries of what we can achieve together. 🌍 #ForestsWithImpact #AECOM #Sustainability #Environment #SocialSustainability #Rehabilitation #ProjectManagement #Collaboration #Partnership Sarah MacGregor Emma Johnson Joanne Marsden Barry Collins Craig Owen

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻! 🌱 We were truly honoured to meet Mary Creagh CBE MP, Minister for Nature and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, alongside Luci Ryan and Abigail H. from Defra. A huge thank you to Emma Johnson from Mylo and Mark Keily from Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland for sharing the latest developments at Forests With Impact and providing a deeper dive into the incredible operating model that is driving this movement for good. It was so inspiring to hear about the innovative plans Minister Mary and her team have in the pipeline, and we couldn’t be more excited about the future. Thank you for taking the time to talk us though this today. Our award-winning collaboration is truly making a meaningful difference for society and the environment, and we’re beyond proud to be shouting about our message and driving positive change. 🌍 #ForestsWithImpact #SunbeltRentals #Defra #Sustainability #Environment #SocialSustainability #Biodiversity #Rehabilitation #CollaborationForGood

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 🌳 A global event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of forests in our world. Here in the UK, our forests play a crucial role in combatting climate change, supporting biodiversity, and enriching our landscapes. From the towering woodlands of Scotland to the ancient forests of Wales, England's woodlands to the heart of Northern Ireland – the UK is home to a rich tapestry of forests that provide invaluable resources for both people and wildlife. Our forests are also vital in reducing carbon emissions and supporting the nation's sustainability goals. On this special day, we take a moment to appreciate the UK’s forests and all they do for us — from purifying the air to offering sanctuary to countless species of wildlife. 🌳💚 Core to our mission at Forests With Impact is our commitment to restoring forests, empowering communities, and building a sustainable future. So, how can you help us continue having a positive social and environmental impact? 🌳 Become a partner 🌳 Join us as a supporter 🌳 Share our message Find out more about what we do and how you can get involved: 💻 https://lnkd.in/eXgj5Umk 📧 hello@forestswithimpact.org.uk Together, we can help grow and preserve these beautiful, vital ecosystems for future generations and truly make a positive difference! 🌿 #ForestsWithImpact #InternationalDayOfForests #UKForests #SustainableForestry #TreePlanting #Biodiversity #ClimateAction #GreenUK #Sustainability #Environment #NetZero #Carbon #Rehabilitation

🌱🌿 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! 🌿🌱 As the season shifts, we celebrate the arrival of spring. At Forests With Impact, we’re excited to share that the trees our prisoner growing team has carefully nurtured in our commercial tree nurseries will soon begin their beautiful bud burst! This natural cycle of growth is a reminder of the incredible resilience and power of trees, which are waking up from their winter dormancy. As they stretch their branches toward the sunlight, our wonderful selection of Rowan, Birch and Alder will soon be bursting into leaf! Want to learn more about why trees wake up in spring? Check out this fascinating article from Forestry England: https://lnkd.in/eQH_vtjG Here’s to the magic of spring and the incredible trees that will shape our future! #ForestsWithImpact #ForestryEngland #FirstDayOfSpring #TreesInSpring #TreeGrowth #Sustainability #Environment #Rehabilitation

🎉🌱𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘁𝘀... 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗠𝗣 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.   HMP Fosse Way, managed by our National Partner Serco, is one of the newest prisons in the UK, specifically designed to prioritise education, training, and employment opportunities for prisoners upon their release.   Our incredible teams are working closely together to set up a brand new commercial polytunnel on site.   Last week we also held a Discovery Session where businesses joined us to learn more about Forests With Impact and how they can get involved in bringing our programme to life at HMP Fosse Way. Thank you to everyone who joined us! If you'd like to find out more then please do reach out.   HMP Fosse Way - we can’t wait to get started, and begin growing and changing lives 🌿🌳💚   Wyn Jones Anita Clarke (nee Belton ) Sarah MacGregor Joanne Marsden Emma Johnson Barry Collins #ForestsWithImpact #Sustainability #Rehabilitation #SocialSustainability #Environment

We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Serco as a National Partner 👏 💚 This partnership strengthens our mission to create a lasting impact for both people and the planet. We love working with the team who share our vision, passion, and drive to make a difference, and alongside all of our wonderful partners we are excited for the future! Stay tuned for the incredible work ahead 👏 🌳 Wyn Jones Anita Clarke (nee Belton ) Sarah MacGregor Joanne Marsden Emma Johnson Barry Collins

🌱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🌱 We had the privilege of hosting a Forests With Impact Discovery Session at HMP Fosse Way today. Bringing together businesses of all sizes, with a passion for doing good and eagerly wanting to learn more about the great work we are doing. 🌍💚 It was an inspiring day of networking, collaboration and exploring how organisations can play a role in helping us to expand our reach. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and made this event truly special, including our amazing partners AECOM, AtkinsRéalis, BSW Group, Collins McHugh, Mylo, Offploy.org, Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland and Wates Group who supported this event. If you want to learn more or get involved in making a real impact, then please reach out or visit our website! Let’s grow something great together. 🌳 📧 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼@𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝘂𝗸 💻 𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗼𝗿𝗴.𝘂𝗸 #ForestsWithImpact #Sustainability #SocialSustainability #Rehbilitation #Environment #Collaboration #MakeADifference #HMPFosseWay Anita Clarke (nee Belton ), Barry Collins, Craig Owen, Dan Heffernan, Daniel Scullion, David Jones, Emma Johnson, Jamie Bawden, Rik Willis MCMI, Sarah MacGregor, Wyn Jones, Serco

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄! 🌙💫 Our incredible Programme Lead, Sarah MacGregor, has been nominated as a Disruptor for Good at the Northern PoWEr Women Awards tonight! 🙌💥 Out of a whopping 1,600 nominations, Sarah has made it to the finals – that’s some seriously deserved recognition! We couldn’t be prouder of everything Sarah has done to make an impact and inspire change. The ceremony is happening tonight at Manchester Central Convention Complex, and we are just elated for Sarah to be in the spotlight she totally deserves. Good luck Sarah, we’re ‘rooting’ for you and whatever the outcome we are celebrating 𝗬𝗢𝗨 today!!🎉🌱 Want to join in the excitement? You can watch the awards live here from 7pm: https://lnkd.in/eJfgMXEu 🎥✨ And to learn more about the finalists, check out the website here: https://lnkd.in/eBn8KAXb 🌟 #ForestsWithImpact #SocialSustainability #DisruptorForGood #ProudMoment #NorthernPowerWomenAwards #NPWAwards #MakingWaves #AwardFinalist

🌱 𝗔 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗲, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗡𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 🌱 We are absolutely delighted to have Lee on board to work closely with our commercial tree nurseries and prisoner growing teams. His enthusiasm for what we are doing, and his extensive experience, expertise and network is going to help us take Forests With Impact even further – and we’re so excited. Lee is a passionate 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and environmentalist with a wealth of strategic experience in woodland creation and management, plant supply, and biosecurity. We’re excited to see how his expertise will help shape the future of our tree nursery development and contribute to the sustainability of our mission. Yesterday Lee Dudley and Sarah MacGregor, Programme Lead, took a visit to our pioneering site over at 𝗛𝗠𝗣 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴. It was a great opportunity for Lee to meet our Prison Lead, Joanne Marsden, and the Prison Growing Team. The sun was shining, our gorgeous young saplings were standing tall and Lee even got the chance to sign one of our commitment leaves – a really great day in the Forests With Impact story book. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝗟𝗲𝗲! 🌳 #ForestsWithImpact #TreeNursery #Sustainability #Rehabilitation #SocialSustainability #Environment #Welcome Emma Johnson

🌱🌳💚 Fosse Way Discovery Session 🌱🌳💚 We are very excited to be hosting a Forests With Impact Discovery Session at HMP Fosse Way next week. This is a great opportunity for businesses to learn more about the Forests With Impact programme and gain an understanding of our high-level plans for HMP Fosse Way. Join us to find out how your organisation can help bring Forests With Impact to our next prison site. Places are very limited, so if you’d like to join us and find out more, please reach out to Sarah MacGregor, Programme Lead, before Thursday 6th March. We’d love to have you with us! 📅 Tuesday 11th March ⌚11:30am – 2:30pm 📍HMP Fosse Way, Tigers Road, Wigston, LE18 4WS 📧 Sarah.Macgregor@forestswithimpact.org.uk #ForestsWithImpact #SocialSustainability #Rehabilitation #Environment