18 months ago, then Sixth Form pupil Charlie Ward (I 14-19) put forward an idea to increase the sustainability of the College’s natural surroundings while also providing an opportunity for the Sixth Form leavers each year to leave a legacy.

After handing the project over to Charlotte Lemstra (K 15-20), who was part of a Junior Common Room which was a driving force behind a pupil led strategy with sustainability at its heart, and a short delay due to the pandemic, the Leavers’ Wood project finally came to fruition as the first 11 trees were planted at the end of September.

I AM SO THRILLED THAT THE TREE SCHEME I STARTED WHEN I WAS AT BRADFIELD HAS FINALLY COME TO PASS. WE ALL NEED TO START TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT, ONE STEP AT A TIME.

CHARLIE WARD (I 14-19)

The College is committed to increasing biodiversity and caring for the natural environment in which we are privileged to be located. This commitment is one of a number of strands which form a wider-arching Environmental Strategy aiming to embed sustainability through cultural change and awareness.

It all starts by planting the seed of an idea ...