DVCAG Tree Planting Programme 2026/2027

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DVCAG Tree Planting Programme 2026/2027

How to register

About the plantings

The sessions will take place at locations around the Dane Valley area on private land. We will only be planting native broadleaf trees and will only plant at sites where woodland is appropriate for the conditions, usually land which is normally grazed and/or cut for silage.

All sessions will be approximately 9.30 - 12.30.

Please arrive promptly at the meeting points at the time indicated so that we can make a good start to each session.

What you will need to bring

Work gloves and a trowel / weeding fork would be ideal. We will also need one or two lump hammers for knocking in loose stakes, so if you have one that could be useful.

Ideally we need people who are ready and able to dig planting holes for the trees, but there are much lighter tasks for those unable to dig, such as protecting the trees with plastic guards. If you are able to dig please try to bring along your own spade and work/gardening gloves and ideally a mallet/lump hammer for erecting the tree guard stakes.

You will need to provide your own refreshments if you require any, and there will be no toilet facilities apart from what the countryside has to offer!

Also, please download and read the Tree Planting Guidelines using the button below before you arrive:

Tree Planting Guidelines

Health and safety

Please do not attend if you are feeling in any way unwell.

Schedule and registration form

To register, complete the fields below then check the box next to the session(s) you are interested in, then click Register

Please register only one volunteer at a time, i.e. couples, families etc should register each person separately. This is important so that we can manage numbers. Thank you!

Volunteer name:

Volunteer (or partner / guardian's) email address:

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Select sessions:

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Location	Date	Meeting point	Time
Ashcombe Park	Sun 22-Nov-2026	To be confirmed	09:30	FULL
Marl Sprink Farm, Rushton	Sat 23-Jan-2027	Royal Oak Rushton Spencer, SK11 0SE	09:15	13 PLACES LEFT
Hilltop Field, Ashmore Farm	Sat 30-Jan-2027	Royal Oak Rushton Spencer, SK11 0SE	09:15	14 PLACES LEFT
Hardinglands Farm, Macclesfield Forest	Tue 02-Feb-2027	Tegsnose Country Park Cafe Buxton Old Road, Macclesfield SK11 0AP	09:20	1 PLACE LEFT
Bishop’s Clough, Sutton	Sat 06-Feb-2027	Lay-by at Sutton Reservoir Leek Old Road, Sutton, SK11 0HZ	09:20	2 PLACES LEFT
Tollets Farm, Sutton	Sat 13-Feb-2027	Lay-by at Sutton Reservoir Leek Old Road, Sutton, SK11 0HZ	09:20	5 PLACES LEFT
May Grange	Sat 27-Feb-2027	Royal Oak Rushton Spencer, SK11 0SE	09:20	8 PLACES LEFT
May Grange	Sat 06-Mar-2027	Royal Oak Rushton Spencer, SK11 0SE	09:20	9 PLACES LEFT
Tollets Farm, Sutton	Sat 13-Mar-2027	Lay-by at Sutton Reservoir Leek Old Road, Sutton, SK11 0HZ	09:20	2 PLACES LEFT
Quarnford Playing Fields	Sat 20-Mar-2027	Flash Village Hall Brown Lane, SK17 0SW	09:20	8 PLACES LEFT

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