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The notes form part of these financial statements
The directors have chosen not to file a copy of the company's profit and loss account.
This report was approved by the board of directors on
and signed on behalf of the board by:
Name:
Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
for the Period Ended 30 April 2024
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The Deer Wood Trust CIC’s activities are categorised into 2 streams : Conservation Woodland Management and as a venue for Outdoor Experiential Learning and Well Being (both with in-house teachers and external expert facilitators). Funding for the construction of an outdoor circular shelter enabled Deer Wood to become an all year round venue to meet the needs of the local and wider community. Courses that have been run include: Bamboo Carpentry, Natural Paint making, Forest Qi Gong, Meditation, Forage and Feast, Fermenting & Gut Health, as well as regular well-being activities: environmental art therapy – Circle of Trees, yoga and Sound Meditation. Monthly, inclusive community (by donation) events include: Voice & Drum, Men’s Circle, and fair weather events: Personal Tours of our off-grid, sustainable lifestyle and the annual Bluebell Open weekend. We have also been the host venue for transformative day retreats for several women’s groups and more recently we ran some corporate destress days. We gained a small amount of funding so we could pilot some well being days for 3 Ukrainian refugee families. In comparison to indoor venues the benefits of a safe, outdoor environment have been proven, coupled with enriching creative activities the well being benefits are magnified. The feed back from participants is across the board citing they feel relaxed, uplifted, more connected to nature and leave much lighter than they arrived. On the conservation side, TDWT received funding and donations towards the expansion of it’s Native Tree Nursery and Learning Area so that we can begin teaching ‘Woodland Horticulture’ courses to increase the holistic knowledge of people who wish to grow trees (individuals, companies and other Community Tree Nurseries). This year we have sold over 1000 trees to local people and are a source of expert advice for all our customers for tree care. We have regular volunteer days to assist with the care and management of this woodland and all aspects of the tree nursery, this year the number of volunteer hours was over 1,300 (this includes in-house as well as external groups, green giveback from companies and individuals. In our capacity as Woodland Horticulturalists we have worked closely with other local organisations, given tours of the holistic, off-grid facilities, had stands at several environmental events and contributed to reports to assist with positive action for communities in this climate emergency. Thus we have reached more people and widened our impact of imparting expert knowledge on the importance of tree cultivation, care and education.
Our stake holders are the local and wider community, with particular focus on disadvantaged people and refugees. Consultation has been an on-going conversation with all our visitors, especially at Bluebell open Weekend. We have white boards and pens for people to write their thoughts on about what activities they would like to see going on here. We have a monthly MailChimp newsletter and have asked for regular feedback on the events we hold and if there is anything else that the public would like to see Deer wood used for as a venue. We have integrated many of their suggestions into the details of how we run courses, our pricing system, new events, and ways of connecting more of the community to nature.
Disclosed in accounts
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
7 January 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Lisa Dionne Pugh
Status: Director