Thousands plant a piece of history
By the end of March, more than 25,000 supporters will have helped the Woodland Trust plant an incredible 250,000 trees as part of its Trafalgar Woods’ project commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and the thousands of seamen who fought in Nelson’s fleet.
A total of 33 new woods across the UK will have been created with more than 100,000 saplings planted within the first few weeks of this year’s tree planting season.
Trafalgar Woods is part of Tree For All - the Woodland Trust's campaign to transform landscapes and engage more children with nature. Our aims include the involvement of at least 1 million children in planting 12 million trees over the next five years.
More than 7,000 youngsters have already helped bring history to life by attending specially-organised community and schools’ planting events at the new woods. Around 15,000 more have also marked the Battle of Trafalgar by planting trees in their school grounds. The project has prompted huge media interest and a host of celebrities have pledged support including Julie Walters, Ray Mears and Sophie Ellis Bextor.
Andy Beer, of the Woodland Trust, has been overseeing the massive project and paid tribute to all who had supported it.
He said: “Today's children have helped bring a bit of history to life and forged a link with the past, by creating new woodland for future generations to enjoy. We’ve already had fantastic support from tens of thousands of people, the local community and local authorities. The Trust simply could not have got this project off the ground without their backing.”
More planting events are in the pipeline. For more go to /trafalgar
