About Friends of Goit Stock Wood

Friends of Goit Stock Wood was formed by a group of local residents who love spending time in Goit Stock Wood, and want to see it preserved and taken care of for generations to come. The wood is privately owned, but since it is up for sale, we see a great opportunity to buy the wood and have it owned and looked after by the community.

By placing the woodland in community ownership we hope to:

• secure public access for generations to come, and provide a facility that individuals and community groups can use for enjoyment, leisure and exercise, enhancing physical and mental health

• provide opportunities to engage local residents in volunteering and caring for the woodland

• manage the wood and the beck in such a way as to enhance biodiversity - making healthy habitats for a wide variety of plant and animal life, both on the land and in the water

• engage and educate visitors about nature and the importance of looking after it

Our charity organisation

Our legal structure is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a type of registered charity). Our registered charity number is 1213780 and you can see our charity details on the Charity Commission website.

Our charitable objects (the legal definition of the charity's purposes, which control what the charity can do) are as follows. This is written in formal legal language required by the Charity Commission - our vision and mission describes our aims in plain English!

The objects of the CIO are:
(1) To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of Goit Stock Wood, Bradford for the public benefit of current and future generations.
(2) To advance the education of the public in the conservation and protection of the wildlife in Goit Stock Wood and in the conservation, protection and improvement of the wood's physical and natural environment.
(3) To provide or assist in the provision of facilities at Goit Stock Wood in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

We are governed by our constitution (PDF) and have five trustees:

• Mike Burrows (Chair)

• Haydn Cavanagh

• Matt Jackson

• Amy Wood

• Tom Wood (treasurer)

Our vision

Read about our vision, mission and values here.