Celebrate and Commemorate

The commemorative leaves will be placed on the celebration tree, which is based at the headquarters of the Wildlife Trust BCN in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire.

You are welcome to come and visit the tree, please contact the In Memory team by emailing inmemory@wildlifebcn.org to arrange a visit.

We will notify you once your leaf is on the tree, but please allow 30 working days from receipt of your order.

The leaves measure 60mm wide x 1mm thick and there is room for up to 4 lines of text (limited character space per line). The wording is a 3mm engraving font similar to Arial.

Yes, you can dedicate a leaf as a gift. We can provide a certificate and a photo of the leaf on the celebration tree, if it is a gift for someone. Please indicate in the order form if it is a gift.

At any time, you can request for your leaf to be returned to you to treasure in your home or garden, or you can request for your leaf to stay on the tree longer for a further small donation.

If you have paid for a set amount of time for your leaf to be on the tree, our team will contact you 2 months before it is due to run out to see if you would like to renew it on an annual basis or permanently. You can request to have it returned to you after this time or we can also keep your leaf safe at our headquarters.

If you have any questions about the Celebration tree, please contact the In Memory team by email inmemory@wildlifebcn.org

If you would like to order a leaf by post, please fill in the order form below and send to the In Memory team, The Wildlife Trust BCN, FREEPOST RITKE-REZU-YRLZ, The Manor House, Broad Street, Great Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6BR (you do not need to use a stamp).

Celebration tree leaf order form

To order, please contact the In Memory team by email inmemory@wildlifebcn.org

There are a number of dedicated spaces across our nature reserves, where ‘in memoriam’ or dedication donations can be publicly recognised.

The single 90mm x 50mm stainless steel plaque can be engraved with up to 20 words and will be positioned on a wooden memory post (with other plaques) where it is easily accessible for viewing. The cost of the plaque, which include engraving, installation and a donation to the Wildlife Trust BCN, is £150.

If you would like to order a memorial plaque, or you have any questions, please contact the In Memory team by email inmemory@wildlifebcn.org

We no longer offer memorial benches because there are very few locations where they are appropriate. Our most popular reserves tend to have plenty of seating already, while others, sadly, are subject to antisocial behaviour. And we have had instances of benches being vandalised. We think that memory posts are more in keeping with the natural feel of our reserves, and they are easier for our hard-working teams to install and maintain.

Many of our nature reserves are areas of special scientific interest (SSSIs), we do not allow the scattering of ashes at any of our reserves, as ashes can alter soil chemistry and have a detrimental effect on rare and vulnerable habitats.

We do not offer the planting of memorial trees at any of our reserves. Many of our reserves are not appropriate for tree planting nor are we currently undertaking any large-scale tree planting.