Children’s Guide to the History of Pewsham Forest

 

Avon Needs Trees has produced a beautifully illustrated children’s booklet on the history of the ancient Forest of Pewsham, and ANT’s small role in restoring it.

The booklets are available for a £5 donation to Avon Needs Trees. They can be ordered by donating on www.avonneedstrees.org.uk, and by emailing contact@avonneedstrees.org.uk with details of where to send.

Bath-based illustrator Hannah Sackett created the booklet.
“I think that Avon Needs Trees are doing brilliant work,” says Hannah. “Planting trees and restoring woodland is incredibly important. I loved working on the booklet, and I’m very happy that it’s helping ANT’s fundraising.”

The booklet is printed on recycled paper using high quality vegetable inks. The illustrations are truly exquisite.

Chippenham-based Avon Needs Trees trustee Pete Williams commented, ‘This is a lovely book, which gives a little insight into the history of Pewsham Forest. Written for children it captures the imagination and sparks an interest into finding out more about this lost landscape around Chippenham.”

“I teach primary school children in the Chippenham and Calne area,” says John Chew, Trustee of Avon Needs Trees. “I’ll be using this booklet in my classes. It really is a work of art! We’re truly grateful to Hannah for her work on this.”

All funds raised go to Avon Needs Trees’ project at Hazeland, Ratford, where the charity has bought 34 acres of mixed habitat. The charity is currently planting 10,000 trees and shrubs to help recreate one fragment of the lost Forest of Pewsham. The objectives of the charity are carbon lock-up, improved biodiversity, natural flood management and green space for local people.