Micro marvels plant over 40,000 trees
HYNDBURN residents and school pupils have been busy planting trees across the borough as part of the Pennine Lancashire Treescapes project (PLanT).
More than 40,000 native trees and fruit trees have been planted in a series of micro-woodlands across the region for the project.
People from all over Hyndburn enjoyed planting birch groves, oak tree guilds, tree avenues, autumn berries and micro-woodlands in projects organised by Hyndburn Borough Council with help from Woody (Hyndburn) CIC.
The Prospects Foundation and volunteers planted micro-orchards at Woodnook community garden, Oakhill Park Incredible Edibles garden, the Prospects Foundation allotment at Millerfold and Growing Wild community allotment.
Twenty fruit trees were also given to plot holders at Heys allotments in Oswaldtwistle and Leys allotments in Baxenden.
Prospects also helped schools to plant trees in their grounds. Schools and organisations taking part
across Hyndburn included Peel Park Primary School, St Christopher’s High School in Accrington, St Wulstan’s Primary School, St Andrew’s Primary School, Baxenden St John’s
Primary School, St Charles’ Primary School, Intack Primary School, Great Harwood Primary School, Accrington Academy, Accrington and Rossendale College, North Lancs
Training Group and the Police Cadets.
The project ran until the end of March and was funded by the Forestry Commission and Trees for Cities, and co-ordinated by
the Ribble Rivers Trust in partnership with the Prospects Foundation and five borough councils (Hyndburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Pendle, Rossendale and Burnley).