The Wartburg Woods grove is planted by supporters of the Wartburg Trabant IFA Club UK, the UK club for all cold war classic cars and motorcycles, produced behind the 'iron curtain'. In 2021 it became the first classic car club in Great Britain and Ireland to commit to a long-term project to plant trees in the UK. The club has committed to plant at least 20 trees a year in the grove, to offset the emissions that its three main events generate year. This has been calculated by the typical number of miles (and fuel used) that supporters travel to, and during, club events each year. We also encourage supporters to buy trees to offset their own 'carbon footprint' from their classic cars (or indeed everyday cars). The simple calculation is that one litre of fuel produces 2.4kg of carbon dioxide. Trees for Life advise that to offset 1 metric tonne of carbon, 4.19 trees need to be planted. This equates to one tree for every 100 litres of fuel used. Based on typical fuel consumption, a Trabant driver needs to plant 1.1 trees for every 1,000 miles and a Wartburg driver 1.3 trees for every 1,000 miles To find out more, please visit www.ifaclub.co.uk ABOUT THE CLUB