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‘Get Muddy’ is message from children

Written by Lorraine Weeks
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Pupils from local schools have been getting their hands dirty to learn about the environment in a project hosted by The Woodland Trust and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. After sowing acorns last November in Wentwood, as part of the Tree for All campaign, the pupils have been invited back to discover more about the area in a fun and interactive way. Lorraine Weeks from Weeks Environmental who runs the project on behalf of The Woodland Trust said “The children will learn about the woodlands in a hands-on and fun way, which really brings out their creative side.” “Our activities will be photogenic as we are always busy making things with the children out of natural material from the forest. We plan to make several giant spiders webs in the trees next week.” Lorraine said. Jo Mugford of The Woodland Trust said “The children really love getting involved and learning about the wildlife and the power to care for it in a creative way.” Several other similar projects are planned throughout the year. More information can be found at http://www.treeforall.org.uk. The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. It has 300,000 members and supporters. The Trust has four key aims: i) No further loss of ancient woodland; ii) Restoring and improving the biodiversity of woods; iii) Increasing new native woodland; iv)Increasing people’s understanding and enjoyment of woodland. Established in 1972, the Woodland Trust now has over 1,000 sites in its care covering approximately 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres). Access to its sites is free. Further news can be found at www.woodland-trust.org.uk The Tree for All project was set up to give children the chance to understand nature and the power to care for it. The campaign aims to: Plant 12 million trees throughout the UK between September 2004 and 2009 – that’s one tree planted for every child under 16. If all the trees were planted together they would fill 18,000 football pitches. Involve one million children directly in planting trees through schools, community groups, public events or in their gardens. The Woodland Trust can be contacted on 01476 581111 or by visiting http://www.treeforall.org.ukWeeks Environmental can be contacted on 07890 194724 or by visiting http://www.weeksenvironmental.co.uk Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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