The Woodland Trust recently launched the community tree planting scheme at the National Assembly and gave Carmarthenshire Assembly Member Angela Burns a small Oak tree.
Mrs Burns commented “This delightful scheme is now available across the whole of Wales to benefit future generations and this little Oak Tree has been given to Ysgol Bro Brynach in Llanboidy to give shelter to the children of the future. Not only does this scheme help the environment but it can bring communities together in planning the green spaces of their towns and villages”.
The Woodland Trust community tree planting packs are designed to help community groups to plant more trees, hedges and copses in their local shared spaces – by a church, community centre or playground for example, or on patches of land that are currently unused. Packs can be separated and planted in small copses to best fit the public areas in your neighbourhood.
Mrs Burns added “Native trees can help mask unsightly developments, mark out boundaries, store carbon and help counteract air and noise pollution. With so many benefits, why not think about spaces available in your local area, schools can split packs with other public areas and we can all help to keep Wales green.
Tree packs are available in two different sizes:
- 105 trees – ideal for planting as a hedge or copse
- 420 trees – ideal for planting on roughly an acre of land.
The larger pack comes complete with basic tree protection (canes and spirals). The smaller pack does not include any tree protection, so you may want to consider sourcing tree guards if rabbits and/or deer are present at your planting site.
For further information go to http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/plant-trees/help-advice/Pages/trees-for-communities.aspx or contact Angela on 01834 869387.
