SCHOOLS MUCK IN AT MIDDLETON WOOD
Pupils from St Luke’s and St Matthews will be teaming up with the Woodland Trust Scotland, part of the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, and Dundee City Rangers to plant trees today in Middleton Wood.
Middleton Wood is Dundee’s Community Woodland. The first trees were planted in 1993. Since then, hundred of trees have been planted by local people. This year a large new area of land is being planted with more than 1000 trees by local volunteers and schools.
"Middleton Wood is growing great" said Countryside Ranger John Whyman. "Local schools helping plant this new part of the wood are really helping Middleton Wood grow and become a woodland for trees, people and wildlife, that generations of Dundonian's will enjoy."
The partnership with the Countryside Rangers helps form part of the Woodland Trust’s Tree For All campaign, the biggest ever children’s tree planting operation, which aims to involve one million children in planting twelve million trees across the UK – the equivalent to one tree for every child under the age of sixteen. Already over 3.5 million trees have been planted as part of Tree For All.
Rebecca Whitley of the Woodland Trust comments: “Tree For All is a call to action in a time when the protection and planting of new woodland is becoming increasingly important as our natural world comes under siege. Working with Dundee Ranger Service in this way is a great opportunity to reach out to more young people.”
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Notes to Editors
For media enquiries contact:
Jacqui Morris, Communications Officer Woodland Trust on 01355 578777 or 07979 706675
The Woodland Trust: The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. It has 300,000 members and supporters. The Trust has four key aims: i) No further loss of ancient woodland; ii) Restoring and improving the biodiversity of woods; iii) Increasing new native woodland; iv) Increasing people’s understanding and enjoyment of woodland.
Established in 1972, the Woodland Trust now has over 1,000 sites in its care covering approximately 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres).
In 1984, the Trust acquired its first wood in Scotland. Today the Trust owns 80 sites across Scotland covering 8,100 hectares. Further news can be accessed via www.woodland-trust.org.uk
