SRA Annual Report 2024-25: Trees for Water Action Fund
Trees for Water is an SRA-backed Fund for tree and hedge planting that helps people across Somerset to reduce local flood risks arising from surface water run-off.
The project is led by Reimagining the Levels, working with the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest (FWAG SW).
It’s designed to suit small sites where local knowledge and expert analysis suggest that planting will make a difference.
Planting is usually carried out by landowners and teams of enthusiastic volunteers, many now very experienced, quite a few still learning.
Twenty schemes went ahead in 2024-25, plus two part carried over from 2023-24 (Lottisham, Upton Noble).
In total, they planted 2,464 trees, 2,920 shrubs, and 564 metres of hedgerow.
To guard where need be against chomping by livestock and wildlife, 765 metres of fencing was also provided.
Some photographs are below the following list.
Trees for Water places in 2024-25
Ashcott, Potato Cottage, Station Road;
Barton St David, Diamond Jubilee Wood, Broadclose Way;
Bradford on Tone, Bradford Court;
Coxley, Coxley Playing Field;
Glastonbury, Paddington Farm, Maidencroft Lane;
Huish Episcopi (x2), Merricks Farm, Park Lane, also Woodstock Farm, Pibsbury;
Knole, Woodlands, Bineham;
Langport, North Moor, land behind Moor Close;
Lottisham, Rookery Farm;
Lydeard St Lawrence, Pyleigh House Farm;
Moorlinch (x2), The Lookout, Greinton Road, also Tapmoor;
Pilton, Platterwell Acres, Platterwell Lane;
Pitney, Glebe Farm, Woodbirds Hill Lane;
Shipham (x2), Lyppiatt, Lippiatt Lane, also Yew Tree Farm Cottage;
Thorne St Margaret, Rewe Farm;
Wembdon, Perry Croft, Perry Green;
West Compton, Knowle Ground;
Wookey, Field off Castle Lane, Fenny Castle;
Upton Noble, Bellerica Farm.
