Village Field Hedgerow Planting with Tickton Primary School
Tickton & Routh Parish Council is supporting biodiversity and developing green spaces by planting hedgerow, thanks to funding from The Tree Council’s Branching Out Fund.
Branching Out provides grants ranging from £250 to £2,500 in value to community groups, schools, small, registered charities, and Tree Warden Networks seeking to establish trees, hedgerows, and orchards throughout the winter planting season.
This year, Tickton & Routh Parish Council successfully secured grant support through the Branching Out Fund and will be planting hedgerow with Tickton Primary School children on the southwestern boundary of the Village Field.
Planting trees and hedgerow is more important than ever as we work together to tackle the climate and nature crises. Trees and hedgerows store carbon, reduce flood risks and improve our air quality, and by planting more we can help grow a greener future. The young people in our community are an amazing force for nature and by planting new hedgerows in their local areas they are helping to create a nature-filled legacy for all of us.
The Parish Clerk, Michelle Middleton said ‘Tickton & Routh Parish Council are delighted to be working once again with the school and their students to create more vital hedgerows in our community. Involving children and young people in planting is a brilliant way to help them learn more about the role trees and hedgerows can play in tackling the climate and nature crises and gives them a real sense of their own role too as a vital force for nature. It is great to be able to work jointly with our younger residents to plant this new hedgerow.’
Now in its 17th year, Branching Out has supported hundreds of projects in communities throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, delivering new habitats for wildlife, and a green living legacy for residents and visitors to enjoy, from Cornwall to Carmarthenshire, and Fife to Fermanagh.
The focus is on planting a variety of tree species, bare root, with cardboard or bioplastic protection. Comprehensive advice around the types of trees to plant and the tree protection needed is provided by The Tree Council as part of the application process.
The Tree Council Grants Officer, Geraldine Creaven said: “Branching Out presents a fantastic opportunity for schools and community groups large and small to get their spades in the ground and start establishing life-enhancing and biodiversity boosting trees, hedgerows, and orchards in their neighbourhoods. “We’re so thrilled for all our successful applicants, especially Tickton & Routh Parish Council!”
Community volunteers prepared the grounds ready for Tickton Primary School and representatives of the Parish Council to plant the hedgerow on Wednesday, 7th February 2024.
To find out more about The Tree Council’s Branching Out Fund, please visit https://treecouncil.org.uk/grants-and-guidance/our-grants/branching-out-fund/
