Forests with Impact launch event at HMP Haverigg

Earlier this month, Raise Cumbria’s James and Gary attended the launch event of Forests with Impact at HMP Haverigg in Cumbria.

As national partners, we are proud to support Forests with Impact. This award-winning social enterprise has created a commercial tree nursery at the prison to support prisoner rehabilitation, create a pathway to employment upon release, and fight against climate change.

The project provides prisoners with horticultural skills and addresses the skills shortage in forestry, whilst contributing to our shared goals of planting trees and increasing biodiversity!

It was great to see the 250,000 saplings currently being nurtured by prisoners in two fully operational polytunnels, and listen to the moving stories and insights shared by Forests with Impact’s ambassadors and partners.

Supported by both the Forestry Commission and Defra, we’re excited to see Forests with Impact roll out this initiative across UK prisons, to plant millions of tree saplings and create positive social change.

Find out more about Forests with Impact’s innovative work on their website here.