On the 20th June 2022 the Vegan Land Movement entered a 4th auction and removed another 10 acres from dairy farming.
We had been working behind the scenes since losing at a previous auction and taking the raised funds on to another auction. This is the 4th & biggest parcel of land removed so far & will be given back to the earth & endangered species.
Thank you to all the donors to the last fundraise & to all the many VLM subscribers who have collectively removed this land from animal farming to now return it back to wild animals & biodiversity
Tree planting
In November 2022 and March 2023 20-30 volunteers joined the #VeganLandMovementCIC to plant a future biodiverse woodland on #DairyLandBuyout4. A total of 1500 native trees were planted over 2 weekends by many volunteers.
We have named this future woodland Hermann’s Wood. Hermann Kastner was a lifelong vegan who helped the VLM secure this area of land just before he sadly died of cancer.
Planting trees on land that has been removed from dairy farming is a beautiful thing, a gift back to the earth & to life. Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who have created this legacy for life.
Volunteers came from far & wide. It was wonderful to witness so many vegans working together to create the changes that we must create. We sorted trees, dug, planted, we laughed & we ate lots of beautiful vegan food. A HUGE thank you to ALL of you and very special thank you to Hermann for leaving this legacy to our earth and wildlife.
Total trees planted over the 2 weekends
80 Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
80 Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
80 Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
80 Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
80 Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
80 Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
80 Common Elder (Sambucus nigra)
80 Crack Willow (Salix fragilis)
80 Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
80 Field Maple (Acer campestre)
80 Goat Willow (Salix caprea)
80 Grey Willow (Salix cinerea)
80 Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
80 Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
150 Hazel (Corylus avellana)
100 Oak (Quercus robur)
80 Osier Willow (Salix viminalis)
80 Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
80 Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) 30 Wild Cherry (Prunus avium)
Species Counts July 2023
In just a few months since we finished planting the trees on this 10 acre site we witnessed a huge increase in biodiversity. All the young saplings were in leaf and this site was buzzing with pollinators and butterflies. We also witnessed a breathtaking spectacle of 100s of swifts and other small birds soaring above this site which must have been due to the amount of insects that had returned. This incredible spectacle was not seen above any neighbouring grazed fields and it was a wonderful sight to witness.
