Worcestershire County Council is calling for more volunteers to help with tree planting at the county’s newest woodland in Upton Snodsbury.
The countryside team is looking for extra helping hands as the aim is to finish planting all the trees on the site before the end of winter.
A number of community organisations have helped to plant trees, during one of several dedicated community planting days.
The next planting days are scheduled to run from 10.30am to 2.30pm on January 12, January 21, February 4, February 16 and February 18.
The Upton Snodsbury site will have 16,000 trees when completed and is part of the council’s mission to plant 150,000 trees at sites across the county.
Councillor Emma Stokes, Worcestershire County Council’s cabinet member for the environment, said: “It’s been great seeing the Upton Snodsbury woodland come together, and we’re really thankful to those who have joined us so far, enjoying the opportunity in the great outdoors to help us to plant the trees.
“The creation of our new woodlands is designed to be a real community initiative, both as the woodlands take shape and long after they are opened.
“This site will have a community orchard, and we really want the local communities to see the woodland as a space for them to help create and use in the future.
“Those that have been on site so far have really enjoyed their time, so if it sounds like something you’d like to get involved with, please contact our countryside team.”
It is currently being planted with trees to create a mixed native woodland nature reserve with a community orchard.
For more information or to book a day email Tanya Feasey at [email protected] from the council’s countryside team.
