The Parish Council applied to the Woodland Trust, under their “Free Trees for Schools and Communities” scheme, for a 420 sapling pack of mixed species trees and the application has been succesful. The intention is to use the saplings to replace and infill in the hedges around the Jubilee Recreation Field in Arkendale Road. There may be some saplings available from the batch to infill as necessary in other hedgerows on our land.
The saplings will be available for planting out in November 2020. We will probably be seeking some assistance with the planting out from the community.
The scheme is open to schools and all kinds of different groups such as resident associations, sports clubs, scouts, guides and many more. You don’t need to be an official organisation. You could even set up a group for the purpose of planting, but you must be not-for-profit. The most important thing is that your group is willing to take on the planning, planting and care of the saplings. If you’re applying as a community group, the land needs to be accessible to the public. Follow the above link for further information.
