Children dig deep for tree planting
Woodland adventures as pupils help create new woodland
Pupils from East Dunbartonshire and Stirling enjoyed a woodland adventure last week, as part of the Woodland Trust Scotland Tree for All Campaign. As well as having an experience they will never forget, they helped create one of Scotland’s largest native broadleaved woodland at Milton, near Callendar.
Members of “WHAT” – Woodland Habitat Action Team, led the children on a journey through the woodland to discover the special qualities of trees and woodland. The adventure ended with a tractor ride up the glen to plant trees.
The event was devised by the Woodland Trust Scotland, part of the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity, to increase young people’s understanding and appreciation of trees and woodland, ensuring their enjoyment and protection for future generations.
Rebecca Whitley of the Woodland Trust Scotland said: “’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. Children are losing touch with nature, so ‘Tree for All’ is a great opportunity to get children involved with their local environment, creating new areas of native woodland and helping them to be the guardians of the future.”
Tree for All Campaign is the largest children’s tree planting initiative Scotland has ever seen. The campaign’s vision is that every child should have the chance to plant trees. Tree For All aims to inspire in children a love of nature and a determination to act on its behalf.
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For media enquiries contact: Jacqui Morris Communications Officer, tel: 01355 578777, mobile 07979 706675 or e-mail jacquimorris@woodland-trust.org.uk
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
Milton: Milton leased and managed by the Woodland Trust Scotland, is adjacent to its Glen Finglas estate in the heart of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs national Park. 1800 trees were planted at Milton throughout the week as part of a project to involve school children in the creation of one of Scotland’s largest native broadleaved woods. The project at Milton has received funding from Scottish Natural Heritage(SNH) and the Biodiversity Action Grant Scheme (BAGS).
