'Archie's woods!' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fans plant 530 trees to transform a former New York farm into a fledgling forest after raising money to celebrate the royals' conservation work

• Sussex fans launched a campaign to plant 10,000 trees for the couple last year  
• Now revealed how they've transformed an 'abandoned farm in upstate New York'
• Shared a clip of the growing trees and declared it would be 'Archie's woods' 
• The grassroots Sussex Great Forest initiative was launched last November 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fans have revealed how they transformed a 'once abandoned farm in upstate New York' into a fledgling forest after planting 530 trees in honour of the couple. 

Followers of the Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, launched the #SussexGreatForest campaign last year to mark the royals' conservation work, with the aim of planting 10,000 trees worldwide.

Now the results of the efforts have been revealed, with the group sharing video clips from Woods Ravine Farm on Twitter and declaring it is now home of 'the largest grove of planted trees yet.'

Posting the video, the group commented: 'As Archie continues to grow, it’s wonderful to know that #ArchiesWood will grow with him.'

Posting a video clip of rows of planted trees, the campaign group wrote: 'Thank you to Toby and the incredible team at Woods Ravine Farm. They’re planting 530 trees in #SussexGreatForest - our largest grove of planted trees yet.

'A once abandoned farm in upstate New York is now the home of #ArchiesWoods.'

'They’ve dedicated all of this year’s trees to Master Archie in celebration of his 1st birthday. They’ve planted 330 trees so far with another 200 to go.'

Meanwhile the group added that the woods would feature a 'diverse range of trees', writing: 'The mix of apple, maple, walnut, butternut, and hickory trees will create a diverse, young grove to complement the mature CCC Depression-era trees that are nearly 90 years old. 

'In addition to everything else, they are making the entire forest just a little younger.'

Sussex supporters came up with the idea following Prince Harry's trip to Africa, where he put global conservation at the forefront of his visit, according to Harper's Bazaar. 

During the trip, the royal was photographed speaking to a child as he joined school children in a tree planting event in Chobe National Park, Kasane in Botswana on 26 September 2019.  

Fans decided to honour their commitment to conservation and safeguarding the environment for the next generation. 

At the time, the project  chose four charities for members of the public to plant trees in the royals' names - including UK-based Tree Sisters, which aims to make forest restoration as fundamental to people as consumption currently is, and One Tree Planted, which focuses on planting trees around the world.  

Others included the International Tree Foundation, which works with communities in Africa and the UK to protect, regenerate and cultivate trees and forests, and The Green Belt Movement, which empowers communities, particularly women, to conserve the environment and improve livelihoods.

Alternatively, they suggest supporters could plant their own and advised if it's too cold to plant in the ground, to do so in a pot and transfer before 6 May 2020 - which was Archie's first birthday.

Prince Harry and Meghan  thanked Sussex supporters for the campaign in November. 

Taking to the Sussex Royal Instagram story, the royals penned: 'Huge thanks to the amazing group of people who have launched the grassroots Sussex Great Forest initiative. What a special surprise!'

Explaining the campaign, the Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, continued: 'The aim of this project is to plant 10, 000 trees around the world by 'donating globally and planting locally. We are so inspired! Thank you!'