The Thousand Year Trust is the only charity in the UK dedicated to the restoration of our temperate rainforest landscapes. Our name is inspired by the longevity of the Sessile oak, a paramount species in our rainforests. These beautiful trees can take 300 years to grow, can live and thrive for over 400 years and can take 300 years to slowly die, rot and return their goodness to the soil. We believe that if we are truly to heal our natural habitats, we need to think like an oak tree – over a thousand-year timespan.