Planting the South West’s new community forest is now underway, with children and young people at the heart of the action this half term.
Now, to celebrate its real life, trees-in-the-ground launch, a series of events will take place from 24 February to mark a week of action in the project.
Aimed at getting as many young people involved as possible, the week will see schools and youth groups, green-fingered experts and amateur arborists get stuck into planting XX trees at a number of exciting activities.
Public events for all ages will also form part of the week with residents young and old able to get involved in.
All the events are free to attend by booking is essential.
Poole Farm Tree Showcase
Thursday 24 and Friday 25 February
Join us to kick off Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest’s Week of Action to plant a tree at Poole Farm and journey through the life cycle of a tree.
We’ll introduce the Community Forest Tree Nursery, learn about re-wilding, beavers, tree identification, woodland management and finish off with fruit tree pruning.
Tree Care Course - Amenity Trees - Radford Road Tennis Courts
Monday 28 February, 10am to 12.30pm
Come and learn how to care for your trees. We’ll look at watering, techniques to keep roots healthy, pruning and everything you need to help your trees thrive.
Tree Care Course – Young Orchard Trees – Plymouth Hoe
Monday 28 February, 10am to 12.30pm
Come and learn tips and techniques to help trees thrive and the importance of looking after our new and existing orchard trees as part of the Community Forest.
The week of action marks the beginning of an exciting journey for the community forest. Over the next ten years, the area will benefit economically from more than 350 new jobs while environmentally, with the increase capture carbon/Co2 in the Plymouth area by 83% from current levels once full established.
So what’s a community forest and what will it look like?
All images on this page by Chris Parkes Photography