Wellingborough Eco Group Nature Rangers
After a successful planting season last winter, we were planning on planting lots more trees tomorrow in Kilborn Park, but due to Storm Claudia we have had to cancel this and postpone until December.
Due to the amount of rain, and that it is unlikely to stop before we are planting tomorrow, we and North Northamptonshire Council think that it would be prudent to cancel our Tree Planting tomorrow.
Weather warnings issued.
We have an amber weather warning until midnight tonight then the yellow warning continues until tomorrow morning. There will be more than a month’s rain, which poses a significant safety risk.
If the rain continues it will be slippery and muddy, and the forecast is not good. It’s a tough one to call but ultimately want to make sure everyone is safe. So unfortunately it’s best to postpone.Join us to plant trees next month.North Northamptonshire Council have all the trees sorted and everything ready to go, but the next Saturday available for us is 20th December, so we have set that as the date.
We will be planting whips again with North Northamptonshire Council, who will bring along about 300 trees. We will be planting trees to replace those we have planted, that have not survived the dry weather.
Good news is, some of the trees that looked dead have sprung back to life and are doing well! But there’s still plenty of gaps to be filled in with new trees.
Come and plant a tree!
Sorry about tomorrow, do join us on Saturday 20th December 10-1 in Kilborn Park. More details and maps at – https://wellingboroughecogroup.org.uk/eco/tree-planting/