Friends of Little Woods

9
Somme Drive
Belfast
BT6 9JJ
United Kingdom

The official objectives of the community group as defined in the constitution: To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity, for the benefit of the public. To promote sustainable living which protects and enhances the physical environment. To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, and deepen their connection and appreciation of it. To advance sustainable living by reducing the impact on the physical world and living in a sustainable way. By connecting people to wildlife and wild places, we aim to improve their mental wellbeing.

Little Woods Foundation will be a charity aiming to create 10 acres of wild woodland in Northern Ireland.

Charitable Objects
The official objectives of the charity as defined in the constitution and registered with the Charity Commission will be:

The official objectives of the community group as defined in the constitution:

To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment by promoting biological diversity, for the benefit of the public. To promote sustainable living which protects and enhances the physical environment.

To advance the education of the public in the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment, and deepen their connection and appreciation of it. To advance sustainable living by reducing the impact on the physical world and living in a sustainable way. By connecting people to wildlife and wild places, we aim to improve their mental wellbeing.

Founding Principles
The aims which are inspiring the founding of the charity include:

1. To own and manage areas of land in Northern Ireland, including at least one large area.

2. To preserve wild land or restore land to a wilder state with thriving natural habitats and abundant wildlife – by carrying out habitat restoration and introducing native species that are locally absent, within existing constraints, whether environmental, economic or social.

3. To work with neighbouring landowners to facilitate integrated access, to establish continuity of habitats and to form partnerships for species reintroductions.

4. To encourage people to access and enjoy our sites by providing low impact walking, cycling, wheelchair and horse-riding routes, facilitating responsible wild camping and enabling a broad cross-section of society to visit the wild land.

5. To host a range of organised activities on sites we acquire, including research and monitoring, conservation work, nature experience, cultural and educational activities; to hold programmes for school children, youths and adults from specific groups, including those who do not normally connect with nature.