Hmm. I was wondering if the National Trust would object to plantings – I dunno if you can do that in national forests here in the US – but it looks like they do plant stuff:
For only £5, you can plant a tree that will tackle climate change and support life for years to come. Your support will help to plant and establish 20 million trees by 2030.
1,000,000 saplings have been planted so far thanks to your donations
14 species of tree have been planted including oak, beech and crab apple
Donations to Plant-A-Tree will be used to plant trees on national forests throughout the U.S. and territories. You can select to have your donation go to where it’s needed most or to a specific national forest. Donations to where it’s needed most are received in the national office over the course of the year and are pooled and distributed annually to reforestation projects at various locations in the national forest system.
Hmm. I was wondering if the National Trust would object to plantings – I dunno if you can do that in national forests here in the US – but it looks like they do plant stuff:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/support-us/plant-a-tree
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/03/national-trust-to-plant-1200-hectares-of-flower-filled-grassland-in-devon
EDIT: Looks like we do it in the US too, and the program even has the same name:
https://plantatree.fs.usda.gov/