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Turvey Pre-school – Eat Your Trees!’
Turvey Pre-school Playgroup in Beds planted ‘edible’ tree pack this Winter
On a recent chilly autumn afternoon, a group of children, staff and parents from turvey Pre-school
Playgroup
ventured out into
the fresh air to
plant a free pack
of ‘edible’ trees,
thanks to the
Woodland trust
and Sainsbury’s
opportunity to
enjoy getting
their hands
dirty outdoors.
the children
each collected
and carried the
saplings to the
orchard and took turns in planting them. after much
digging and stamping in the soil around the roots, the children stood back to admire their hard work and were
10,000 ‘edible hedge and copse’ packs are being distributed across the
delighted that they would be able to return to watch the
saplings grow just like the children grow.
country, which will see 300,000 children plant native trees in their school grounds and community spaces.
as part of the Woodland trust's
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Since the trust launched
‘More trees, More Good’ campaign, which aims to facilitate the planting of 20 b
oil around the roots, the children stood back t
million native trees every year
native woodland habitats. the edible packs are new for
for the next 50 years, 10,000
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The children each collected
schools and community groups
After much digging and stamping i
Later in the
will be receiving free packs of
30 trees to plant. all of which, when mature will not only
provide shelter and habitats, but also edible nuts and fruit. the packs contain dog rose, elder, cherry plum, hazel, crab apple and blackthorn saplings.
the trees were planted in association with ‘turvey in Bloom’, a village organisation that aims to ‘make a good place better’ with several initiatives, one of which is to plant a
community
orchard. the orchard is beginning to take shape and the pre-school’s trees were some of the first planted and will form part of the boundary of native hedging. Later in the winter over 100 heritage apple trees will be planted.
rebecca corns, Leader of the preschool, explained to the children why they were planting the trees to help them learn about the environment and growing food. It was also a great
2010 and have been compiled to help increase the availability of food sources for many of our native species.
active Kids.
Later in the winter over 100 heritage apple trees will be planted.
The children each collected and carried the saplings to the orchard and took t
The orchard is
around the roots, the children stood back
p a
After much digging and stamping in the soil
The children each collected and ca After much digging and stamping in the s
Later in the winter over 100 heritage a The orchard is
p a
winter over 100 heritage apple trees will be planted.
and carried the saplings to the orchard and took turns in
n the soil around the roots, the children stood back to
hedge and copse packs in autumn 2004 over two million trees have been planted by
schools and youth groups
rried the saplings to the orchard and took turn
across the UK, providing a
valuable contribution to
pple trees will be planted.
The orchard is
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If you would like any more information about the planting, please call rebecca on 01234 888970.
www.turveypreschool.org.uk
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