South Barrow
Somerset, England
The landowners live on a cider orchard with over 200 trees, and also own a meadow with a public footpath running through it which they wanted to plant a variety of native species in, for both carbon sequestration and to boost biodiversity in the area.
Trees were planted as bare rooted 40-60cm whips and were protected with 1.2m tree tubes and stakes in clusters of the same species, randomly spaced. Shrubs protected with 75cm shrub guards and stakes. Random gaps were left to provide open areas in the woodland.
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In March 2024 Steve and Phil took a small group of volunteers to South Barrow, and planted 300 trees. The planting was funded by Ecologi, and the volunteers were made up of friends of Protect Earth and some of the Vegan Runners who came after finishing a parkrun! One family had missed out volunteering with us the previous week at Stawley, near Wellington, as we had finished a day early so they were thrilled when we invited them to come and help here instead. The landowner filmed some of the day using a drone.
Tree species included Aspen, Hazel, Hornbeam, Oak, Rowan, Small Leaf Lime, Wild Cherry and Spindle. This site is very wet and it is hoped that the trees will help with that. All the saplings were protected with guards and stakes to give them the best possible chance of survival.
The volunteers were very enthusiastic about the project. Feedback after the event:
“ Phil was great. He explained the purpose of the charity really well and gave clear instructions for planting.”
“It was an achievement to plant 300 trees and we were pleased to be part of the effort. Everyone was nice and friendly.”
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