Did you know that volunteers from Wellingborough Eco Group Nature Rangers with North Northamptonshire Council, planted over a thousand trees in Wellingborough last year? Well, we are going to be planting another thousand trees this year too, do join us!
After successful planting sessions in December 2023 (as featured on our Advent Calendar, see also video below and the header image) and again last March, we are returning to Kilborn park, and to two other locations, to plant lots more trees! We will have tea and coffee available, plus hand washing facilities. Meet at our Tree Planting Stations from 10am.
We will be planting whips again with North Northamptonshire Council and everything will be fully funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We plan to plant a mixture of native woodland species. We have selected the following three sites for possible planting: (Please also see maps below with planting areas highlighted in red):
- Kilborn Park : It would be great to continue with the planting we did last year in this park. There’s still plenty of space and we plan to plant another 500 whips here.
- Gainsborough Drive: Planting along the right-side edge of the greenspace alongside the existing trees. This would include around 300 trees.
- Brickhill Road: Planting along the line of existing trees to create a graded woodland edge habitat. This would include approximately 200 trees.
We are looking to plant the trees in the New Year on the third Saturday of each month, please join us at our planting trees events from 10am till 1pm on the following dates:
- Kilborn Park (500 trees) – Saturday 18th January
- Gainsborough Drive (300 trees) – Saturday 15th February
- Brickhill Road (200 trees) – Saturday 15th March
Come and plant a tree – The trees will be a mixture of hawthorn, dogwood, wild cherry, silver birch, rowan and hazel, bring your spades and join in from 10am! All welcome, we would like everyone like to come and plant trees!