Trafalgar Wood Now Open
Neptune Wood is now open to the general public! Visit the wood or dedicate a tree.
The wood, in Little Wittenham, has now been fully planted thanks to you and the gates have been thrown open. Please come along make the most of this community woodland, it is after all your wood.
Location of Neptune Wood
10,000 oak from France, Spain and Great Britain have been planted with help from over 600 school children, scouting and community groups and the general public on land adjacent to College Farm, Little Wittenham, kindly donated by Sir Martin and Lady Wood.
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How to dedicate a tree
- Support the Northmoor Trust and dedicate a tree for just £10.
- You will receive a personalised certificate with your own special dedication to commemorate your tree(s).
- For a tree dedication form simply download the dedication form or call the Northmoor Trust on 01865 407792.
The History
The idea behind ‘Trafalgar Woods’ originated with the Woodland Trust. 2005 was the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar when the British navy under Lord Nelson defeated the combined navies of France and Spain.
The Woodland Trust is working with the Society for Nautical Research (SNR) to mark the occasion. The Trafalgar Woods project formed part of the Trafalgar Festival, endorsed by the Official Nelson Commemoration Committee and Sea Britain, 2005.
Location of the Trafalgar Wood sites
1. Defence - Moray
2. Swiftsure - Perth & Kinross
3. Belleisle - Fermanagh
4. Dreadnought - North Down
5. Defiance - Dumfries & Galloway
6. Royal Sovereign - Northumberland
7. Ajax - Durham
8. Revenge - North Yorkshire
9. Polyphemus - Lancashire
10. Spartiate - Carmarthenshire
11. Colossus - Herefordshire
12. Mars - Warwickshire
13. Achilles - Derbyshire
14. Leviathan - Leicestershire
15. Tonnant - Norfolk
16. Neptune - Oxfordshire
17. Prince - Suffolk
18. Bellerophon - Essex
19. Victory - Kent
20. Orion - Hampshire
21. Thunderer - Berkshire
22. Temeraire - Hampshire
23. Agamemnon - Hampshire
24. Africa - Dorset
25. Conqueror - Devon
26. Britannia - Devon
27. Minotaur - Cornwall
For Map of Locations click here
‘The Trafalgar Woods education programme is believed to be the only national education element of the Trafalgar celebrations. The programme aims, for each Trafalgar Wood, to involve a child in planting trees for each member of the crew (5-800 children involved per wood). In addition, the programme provides a range of resources and supporting materials to enable all schools to undertake either commemorative planting, or to structure lessons based on the battle and the historical context’. Woodland Trust and Neptune
Contact Ben Earl on 01865 407792 for further information.
