Mr Hamer said: “Deadwood creates habitat for wildlife, and standing deadwood like this is even more special, because it is drier than most deadwood and has become rare in British woodlands.
“We hope that when the tree saplings we’ve planted at Yonder Oak are fully grown trees, there will already be a healthy ecosystem around them to help the woodland thrive.”
The charity said the work had been made possible with funding from Screwfix, which contributed £100,000 to Kingsettle Wood over the past two years.
Matt Compton, Screwfix commercial director said, “We’re delighted that our funding for ancient woodland restoration has supported the installation of the ‘Frankenstein Trees’ – creating sustainable, natural solutions to a biodiversity challenge.”