Millennium Wood: engaging the whole community in conservation

Mick Wooden, Wood Manager at Ash Millennium Wood Management Group, near Martock, explains how their recent grant from Somerset Community Foundation is helping volunteers fuel local biodiversity.

“Millennium Wood is a community wood that was planted on land owned by Ash Parish Council. We have a group of volunteers who look after it – and that means keeping it as an informal recreation site and carrying out biodiversity and nature restoration projects. We look after what’s there already while planting new trees and wildflowers. Local people tell us they really enjoy using the space and feel a lot of pride in it.