ANDOVER TREES UNITED

NOVEMBER
2025 NEWSLETTER

November brings our School Tree planting at Bury Hill. This year’s event will be particularly special, as it marks the fourth and final year of planting at Bury Hill! We’re still looking for volunteers to support the children as they plant their trees. In addition, our Community Tree Planting Day at Harmony Woods is coming up on the 8th November, offering even more opportunities for everyone to get involved. Read on to discover what happened last month and find out how you can take part this November!

• We're Hiring!  - Exciting extended internship opportunity 
• Meet our Volunteers 
• Latest News - Wildflower Planting at Diamond Woods
• October Roundup - Including Conservation Days, Nature Nurture, Cabin Landscaping and lots more!
• Upcoming Events - Including Community Conservation Days, Community Tree planting and Tall Tales and seasonal stories. 
• Coop good cause
• Social Media
• Volunteering opportunities -  Including supporting tree planting at Bury Hill Meadows in November.

WILDFLOWER PLANTING AT DIAMOND WOODS

This month, school groups, Andover Trees volunteers, and business groups planted thousands of wildflowers at Diamond Wood’s new community meadow. This is part of our Disappearing Wildflowers project which aims to restore calcareous grassland and improve biodiversity.

We look forward to seeing the meadow in full bloom next summer! 

Learn more about the project and the hard work that went into planting this meadow on our blog: https://www.andovertrees.org.uk/blog-list/perksifbeingawildflower 

MONDAY VOLUNTEER CONSERVATION DAYS

Every Monday, whether at Harmony Woods or the Vigo Road allotment, our volunteer days bring together teamwork, laughter, and care for nature. From tree care to fence maintenance, volunteers take on a wide range of seasonal tasks. Last month, this included hard landscaping around the back of the cabin, installing new information signs and entrance gates at the new meadow, and planting wildflowers, among other tasks. 

Read more about our conservation days here: https://www.andovertrees.org.uk/blog-list/diggingit2 

Want to get involved? Please contact: abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk

NATURE NURTURE

In October, we continued our Autumn Nature Nurture sessions with Andover Young Carers. Together, we explored photography using digital cameras and handmade frames, capturing autumn scenes and creating cyanotype prints from natural textures. We also made nature-inspired artworks and prints with handmade stamps.  A huge thank you to our brilliant organisers, Andover Young Carers, and to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Community Foundation for funding the project!
 
Find out more here: https://www.andovertrees.org.uk/blog-list/2025/6/10/nature-nurture-2025

This October, volunteers of all ages joined at Harmony Woods (part of the Diamond Wood) for a Community Conservation Day, planting hundreds of wildflowers to create a vibrant calcareous meadow. 

Read all about it here: https://www.andovertrees.org.uk/blog-list/perksifbeingawildflower 

Over half term, families enjoyed two fun-filled events with storyteller Amanda Kane-Smith from Merry-Go-Round Storytelling. Activities included storytelling with tales such as Room on the Broom, making mini broomsticks from hazel twigs, pumpkin carving, and wild daffodil planting. Thank you to everyone involved in delivering these fantastic events!

Weekly Conservation Days
Every Monday, 10:00 - 1:00
At Bury Hill Meadows for the month of November.

Email abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk for more information.

• General conservation
• IT / tech 
• Event organisation and support
• Running creative sessions
• Plant propagation
• Leafleting
• DIY and construction  
• Legal advice
• Fundraising
• ... and more! If you have the time, we can use it :-)