National Tree Week is a great chance for you to do something positive for your local treescape and to get involved with making a difference!
This year the campaign takes place between November 25 and December 3.
This is the UK’s largest annual celebration of trees, and is a great chance for communities to get involved in planting trees across the country. The UK’s tree planting figures remain low, with the UK still maintaining its position as one of the least wooded countries in Europe.
Two projects are aiming to make a difference in Peterborough, and you can get involved too!
Forest for Peterborough, run by the charity PECT, is aiming to plant over 180,000 trees in and around the city and surrounding countryside by 2030 – one tree for every person in the city.
Nene Park Trust’s Moments with Trees is a two-year Heritage Lottery funded project.This project is all about increasing understanding and offering opportunities to participate in a large range of tree themed activities and events.
This National Tree Week, you can join in with the following events in Peterborough:
Forest for Peterborough
Tree Planting Day
November 25, 10.30am-4pm
Site adjacent to 6 Lincoln Road, Peterborough PE6 7LW
Tree Planting Day
December 2, 10.30am-4pm
Sacrewell Farm, Thornhaugh, Peterborough PE8 6HJ
Tree Giveaway at the Tree Dressing Day
December 3, 10am-3pm
Olive Branch Community Garden, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, PE1 4PT
You can register your attendance on 07715 372432 or by emailing simon.belham@pect.org.uk. All equipment will be supplied and no prior skills are required. All ages are welcome! For more information, email info@pect.org.uk or visit www.pect.org.uk. You can also find the charity on Twitter @SustainableCity.
Moments with Trees
Launch of two self-guided tree ID trails, via the TiCL application, in Woodston Reach and Lynch Wood.
November 25
Pot a Tree and Christmas Tree Cookies
November 25, 11am-4pm
At the Christmas Fair, Ferry Meadows
Winter Tree ID (for absolute beginners) event
November 26, 11am-1pm
Booking required. Ferry Meadows
Planting 3,000 trees and shrubs
November 28, 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm
The Moments with Trees team aims to plant 3,000 trees and shrubs at the Woodland’s sport field in Castor to replace the recently felled Poplars. Drop-in to lend a hand! There is parking available at the Woodland’s Sport’s Centre (off Splash Lane).
Tree Dressing Day Event
December 3, 11.30am-2pm
Ferry Meadows
For more details visit the Nene Park Trust website or contact hannah.keeley@neneparktrust.org.uk or 01733 308774 or 07919 591040. You can also follow @moments_w_trees on Twitter.
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