Plot 5
On July 17, 2023 a fifth area of land was removed fromanimal agriculture. A few months ago the fundraise target for #DairyLandBuyout5 was met. We are now delighted to announce that we have been successful and this 5th area of land has now been removed from animal farming FOR GOOD.
A beautiful 6 acres. This area of land is in many is the best area bought so far because it gently undulates and has several different potentialhabitats within the one site. Lower wetter areas for amphibians &Higher drier areas for native woodland.
Thank you to all the donors to the last fundraise & to all the manyVLM subscribers who have collectively removed this land fromanimal farming to now return it back to wild animals & biodiversity.
Native Tree Planting
We have planted a future woodland to help save the Hazel Dormouse. We have featured this beautiful little arboreal mouse a lot on social media. They are critically endangered and on thered list. The reason for the decline of this beautiful creature, is loss of habitat. We planted 21 different carefully selected tree species & wild honeysuckle all native to the area and many that have been wiped out due to the destruction of habitat and biodiversity due to animal agriculture.The dormouse is also a ‘bioindicator species’. Its presence shows that a habitat is biodiverse and so is important for many other endangered species. Creating habitats for the dormouse will benefit many other species.
This was the largest gathering of volunteers so far of over 30 treeplanters for 4 days. We had representatives joining us from PETA,and Plant Based News alongside ecological experts and horticulturists.
Dairy Land Buyout 5 Trees
(40 – 60cm, UK, Local provenance)
60 Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
60 Aspen (Populus tremuloides)
60 Bird Cherry (Prunus padus)
60 Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
60 Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
60 Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
60 Common Elder (Sambucus nigra)
50 Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
50 Crack Willow (Salix fragilis)
50 Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
60 Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
70 Downy Birch (Betula pubescens)
60 Field Maple (Acer campestre)
40 Goat Willow (Salix caprea)
50 Guelder Rose (Viburnum opulus)
60 Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
70 Hazel (Corylus avellana)
50 Oak (Quercus robur)
50 Osier Willow (Salix viminalis)
70 Silver Birch (Betula pendula)
40 Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
30 Wild Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
22 SPECIES.
TOTAL TREES:
1220 Locally donated extra trees
2 Horse chestnut
230 Oaks
20 Downy Birch
Species Count 2024
First Species Survey for this area of landwill be the 12-14th of July 2024
