Council plants 250 trees to mark Queen’s Jubilee
Mid Sussex District Council has planted 250 new trees at Ashenground Woods Nature Reserve in Haywards Heath as part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The trees will form part of The Queen’s Green Canopy, a network of individual trees, avenues, copses and whole woodlands that have been planted across the UK in honour of the Queen’s 70 years of service.
Mid Sussex District Council vice-chairman Phillip Coote was joined by councillors, contractors Id Verde, county treesurgeonsandvolunteerson Saturday, March 5 to plant the trees, which were donated by government software provider Arcus Global.
“It’s wonderful to see so manypeopleacrossthecountry planting trees in honour of Her Majesty’sserviceandthelegacy she has built,” said Mr Coote.
I’m delighted that Mid Sussex District Council has been able to play a small part in the creation of The Queen’s Green Canopy, which is sure to create a legacy of its own, with every tree planted bringing benefitsforpeople,wildlifeand theclimate,bothnowandinthe future.”
The saplings are a mixture of British native species like English oak, hawthorn, field maple and rowan.
The goal is to enhance and extend the woodland, as well as regenerate the area and allow new habitats to flourish.
Residents can use a dedicated map to view the locations of all the trees planted across the UK in honour of The Queen at www. queensgreencanopy.org.
Mid Sussex District Council is also asking young people up to age 16 to design a Jubilee themed woodland seat, which will be located in Ashenground Woods alongside the trees.
To enter the competition, residents can email their designs to jubilee2022@ midsussex.gov.uk - entries must be received by Tuesday, June 7 and full details can be found at www.midsussex.gov. uk/platinum -jubilee