North Northamptonshire Council Gawthrops Woodland Community Tree Planting and Maintenance Scheme

Description

North Northamptonshire Council has secured grant funding through the Forestry Commission's England Woodland Creation Offer to plant a new 2.45ha community woodland.The new woodland has been designated a community woodland and will be planted by volunteers drawn from Kettering and the wider North Northamptonshire area. It is estimated that approximately 150 + volunteers will need to be recruited to undertake the two-year planting schedule.The delivery partner will manage the physical planting, maintenance and aftercare of the new woodland.This will include:(i) the recruitment and training of volunteers drawn from the local area(ii) mapping out and planning tree planting locations, incorporating pathways as outlined in grant agreement map(iii) planting of trees at a rate close to 2000 whips per planting season and providing all necessary tools and equipment(iv) managing the mulching of the whips and delivering a spring/summer watering and maintenance cycle for two years.

Key facts

Reference

OCT671484

Procedure

Direct award

Contact

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Contract period

9 Nov 2026 → 1 Jan 2029

Value incl. VAT

£41k

Category

Services

Awarded suppliers

• GROUNDWORK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE · GB-COH-05679933 · UKF25, GB

Supplier location as published: Kettering, UKF25, NN16 8JX, GB