# Stump Up For Trees

> Community charity planting a million native trees with farmers in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)

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## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: Regional
- Headquarters: Abergavenny, Wales, United Kingdom
- Founded: 2020
- Website: https://www.stumpupfortrees.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.stumpupfortrees.org/get-involved/
- Donate: https://www.justgiving.com/stumpupfortrees
- Events calendar: https://www.stumpupfortrees.org/latest-news/
- Countries where they plant: United Kingdom
- Activity types: Afforestation (primary), Agroforestry, Nurseries & seedlings, Education & advocacy
- Trees on record: 500,000 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Stump Up For Trees is a community-based charity in Abergavenny, south-east Wales, that aims to plant one million native broadleaf trees in and around the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). It began in 2017 when farmer-vet Keith Powell and author Rob Penn organised the planting of 135,000 trees on Bryn Arw Common, and registered as a charity (1188226) in February 2020. It works with upland farmers and other landowners to add trees and hedgerows to farmland and set aside unproductive land for woodland, grows stock in its own community nursery, runs volunteer work parties through the winter planting season, and passed half a million trees planted in spring 2026 across more than 150 farming families and landowners.

## Programs

- **Trees on Farms** — Agroforestry: Grants, advice and volunteer planting that add native trees and hedgerows to working upland farms and set aside least-productive land for woodland. https://stumpupfortrees.org/our-work/trees-on-farms/
- **Bryn Arw Common pilot plant** — Afforestation (2017–2021): The founding project: 135,000 native broadleaf trees planted on Bryn Arw Common near Abergavenny in the 2020-21 season. https://stumpupfortrees.org/our-work/bryn-arw-common-pilot-plant/
- **Stump Up For Trees Community Nursery** — Nurseries & seedlings: Volunteer-run nursery growing locally sourced native trees for the charity's planting sites. https://stumpupfortrees.org/our-work/the-stump-up-for-trees-community-nursery/

## Metrics

> Note: Stump Up For Trees publishes its impact reports as Canva documents, which could not be read directly; per-season figures come from the charity's web summaries. The 2024/25 season total was 101,052 trees; the cumulative total reached 250,000 in January 2024 and 500,000 by March 2026. The project began in 2017 with the Bryn Arw Common planting but the charity itself was registered on 27 February 2020, which is used as founded_year.

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Funds raised (USD) | 2025 | 584,600 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Estimated | [source](https://opencharities.uk/ew/1188226) Charity Commission data (charity 1188226) for year ended 30 June 2025: income GBP 437,091, expenditure GBP 240,985. Converted at 1 GBP = 1.3374 USD (open.er-api.com, 7 Nov 2026). |
| Hectares restored | 2025 | 13 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.stumpupfortrees.org/latest-news/posts/2025/october/growing-forward-our-impact-report-2024-25/) Impact Report 2024/25 summary: '13ha of land brought into habitat management for ecological restoration'. |
| Trees planted | 2025 | 101,052 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.stumpupfortrees.org/latest-news/posts/2025/october/growing-forward-our-impact-report-2024-25/) Impact Report 2024/25 summary (12 months to July 2025): '101,052 trees planted (99.8% native broadleaf) including 11km of hedgerows on farms'. |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 250,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://stumpupfortrees.org/latest-news/posts/2024/january/we-planted-our-250-000th-tree) Charity news post, 22 January 2024: 250,000th tree planted on an upland farm in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, across over 70 sites. |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 500,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Independently verified | [source](https://nation.cymru/news/half-a-million-trees-planted-with-farmers-in-five-years) Nation.Cymru, 31 March 2026: 500,000 native broadleaved trees planted across 250 farms and smallholdings; the charity's Impact Report 2025/26 page (Sept 2026) likewise says 'last season ... half a million trees planted'. |
| Trees planted | 2021 | 135,000 | no (that year) | Bryn Arw Common pilot plant | Self-reported | [source](https://www.stumpupfortrees.org/) Homepage: 135,000 native broadleaf trees planted at the Bryn Arw Common pilot plant in the 2020-21 season. |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Links

- x: https://twitter.com/Stumpupfortrees
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stumpupfortrees_/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StumpUpForTrees/

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