Offering an urban forest on seven farm-style sites around London, the Christmas Forest ensures that people can enjoy their tree-browsing experience and do so with their conscience appeased. For every tree that is sold, a donation is made to Tree Aid to plant and care for a new tree in their Forests for Food project in Ethiopia. The Christmas Forest is also saving on 'tree miles' by sourcing home-grown firs from special farms and sustainable plantations in the UK rather than flying them all the way from Scandinavia. Five different varieties are available, including the traditional aromatic Norway Spruce (from £9 for 3ft to £100 for 12ft) and the nondrop Nordmann, Fraser and Noble Firs (from £20 for 3ft to £138 for 7ft). The Christmas Forest brings the magic of visiting a country farm to the city and, once you've chosen the right tree, you can add a few more homely festive touches by shopping for wreaths, lights, mistletoe, holly, stands, logs for the fire and, according to the website, Reindeer (presumably not the live kind).
Visiting Christmas Trees: The Christmas Forest, Stoke Newington
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