Exford Tree Nursery

A new tree nursery has been established thanks to funding from Devon Environment Foundation, Devon Community Foundation and donations to CareMoor for Exmoor supporting resilient native woodlands on Exmoor with the help of local communities.

Graeme McVittie, Senior Woodlands Officer for Exmoor National Park, said:

“The new tree nursery will be an important source of high-quality saplings, derived from seeds gathered locally with the help of communities and volunteers, who will also be offered expert training. Species such as wych elm, aspen, black poplar and whitebeams, can be harder to source from commercial nurseries, so we particularly hope to create a pipeline to increase representation of these distinctive varieties.”