What is Action Oak?

Action Oak is a new initiative launched at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 2018. Our roots stem from a plant health and biosecurity meeting hosted at Highgrove in 2016, where representatives from charities, landowners and government identified a need to act to protect oak trees from both current and impending threats to their health and survival. In 2018 we launched our initiative and coordinated plan to identify and tackle the issues facing our native oak trees.

 

Photo credit: Edward Parker
Photo credit: Edward Parker

What Action Oak does:

The programme of work that Action Oak has identified to protect oak trees includes:

  • Working with owners and managers of oak trees and woodlands to help to protect the trees from a range of threats.
  • Funding research to improve our understanding of the threats to our oak trees and to inform best management practices.
  • Using established professional and citizen science networks to record changes in the distribution, age and health of our oak trees to identify priority areas for action.
  • Encouraging organisations to join the Action Oak initiative and people to support Action Oak.

Support us

Action Oak brings together representatives from charities, landowners and government to develop a coordinated plan to identify and tackle issues threatening our native oak trees.

With your support, Action Oak will protect our iconic trees for future generations.

Donate to Action Oak today!
Credit: Charles Sainsbury-Plaice