In the years since Arwen and Corrie a number of other storm events have rocked the North East.
Mr Wardle said the trust now has to contend with the effects of climate change-related weather.
He said: “It’s not like it was like it happened and we can just make it better and move on.
“It’s like we do a bit and then something else comes along and has another go at us.”
The Storm Appeal and Dedicate a Tree campaigns were also used to protect the rare and endemic Arran Whitebeam at Glen Rosa on Arran.
This proved important in spring 2025 when thousands of trees in Glen Rosa were lost to a wildfire.
Mr Wardle said: “Now we’re getting to a situation where a storm comes along in the winter, they push the trees over.
“That’s fuel that’s lying on the ground and then we’re having a summer event that’s very, very late this year, very, very warm and dry and then the wildfire risk goes up.”
Thanks to the added threat of climate change-related weather the trust is continuing its fundraising to helkp it cope with the demands of extreme conditions.
Mr Wardle said: “Although the original storm appeal was to do with Arwen and Corrie we’ve had continuing storms, and these put a financial pressure on us constantly because we don’t have endless resources.
“So we have to respond to it.”