November 2004
Making a difference to the planet as likely as seeing a fish riding a bicycle?
Well …………………
Michael Fish Gets On His Bike To Help The Woodland Trust
Want to do your bit to help the environment but you’re not sure how to go about it? Feel there’s about as much chance of making a difference as seeing a fish riding a bicycle? Well, seeing is believing and help is at hand.
The UK’s favourite weatherman Michael Fish has been spotted riding a bicycle in Eastbourne with a native oak tree sprouting out of his rucksack. Recently retired from the BBC, Michael has swapped his isobars for handle bars to help promote environmental causes including Tree For All, launched by the Woodland Trust the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.
The Woodland Trust’s Tree For All campaign will be the country’s largest ever children’s tree planting campaign that’s set to spark a whole new conservation movement. It will involve one million children planting twelve million native trees to inspire children with a love of nature and a determination to act on its behalf.
Michael says: “Tree For All is good news on all fronts. Not only will it mean 12 million more trees it will also help to re-engage children with the natural world which is increasingly under threat from climate change. We need the next generation to care about the environment. Tree For All will help do that. Show your support by planting a tree.”
The Woodland Trust’s Tree For All campaign is encouraging people all over the UK to plant trees. For further information visit www.treeforall.org.uk
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Notes to editors:
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 biodiversity of woods; iii) Increasing new native woodland; iv) Increasing people’s understanding and enjoyment of woodland. Established in 1972, the Woodland Trust has over 1,000 sites in its care covering approximately 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres). Access to its sites is free. Further news can be found at www.woodland-trust.org.uk
