Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Earlier this year I did 4 Monoprints of Trees inspired by some of the massive mature Beech & Sweet Chestnuts I encountered on a guided tour I had in May of the Avon Valley Woods with the Woodland Trust.

Here the Woodland Trust uses traditional, ancient broadleaf husbandry. This methodology has been employed to help restore Woodleigh Wood, where carefully selected species (particularly Holly) have been thinned to encourage a more diverse environment, whilst also allowing dying trees to remain in situ for bats, birds, insects, fungi and the wider ecosystem.

Avon Valley Woods is particularly special because the older woodlands that make up the site were the Woodland Trust’s very first acquisitions in the early 1970s. Covering over 139 hectares in total, the area is brimming with wildlife, stunning wildflowers and a wide variety of tree species. This includes an area of wet woodland, which is one of the UK's rarest, threatened & yet most biodiverse ecosystems.

Here in Devon there is a definite need to expand & restore woodland cover (we surprisingly have significantly less woodland than the UK average], & increase the connectivity of these patchworks to improve the health and movement of their wildlife populations

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/avon-valley-woods/

so...here I am launching my 2nd charity print giveaway of 2022, to help raise funds for The Woodland Trust & further awareness of their splendid work around Devon & around the country. All money raised here will be specifically donated towards their projects here in Devon.

&...in this charity giveaway I'm not giving away one print...

..not two prints

...or three...

but ALL 4 monoprints from this mini-series!!

I know times are tough, but whatever you donate (I'd appreciate £5 or upwards) gives you a HUGE chance of winning a one-off monoprint which would usually be sold in my Shop for £150 unframed!!

I'd also be very grateful if you could Share this Page across any social media so we can get as many eyes on this & subsequently as much money raised for the Woodland Trust as possible

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/support-us/give/how-we-spend-your-money/

The Prize Draw itself will be really simple...for every £5 donation made you will receive 1 Entry/ticket in the Prize Draw; so if you donate £20 you will have 4 Entries & a better chance of winning one of the Prints, although I will be restricting 1 prize per person, so don't think you're gonna be THAT lucky to win 2 of my Prints ;-)

Please note as it's a Prize Draw your donations aren't eligible for Gift Aid.

&, I will require you lovely people to give your contact details when you donate... as anonymous donations can't be included in the Draw (you will need to be contacted if You Win the Print!)

The Charity prize draw is open from Friday 18th November and will close on Sunday 11th December & the winners will be picked at random (using wheelofnames.com) on Monday 12th December.

My initial fundraising target is £500 and this particular Prize Draw is accepting entries from all around the Globe - the Prizes can be shipped anywhere.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on, or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

thank you so much for your time & generosity

Stewart x