Free trees distributed to schools and community groups across country
Woodland Trust Scotland is calling on The Scottish Government to raise the proportion of native trees to at least 50% of overall planting targets – in the fightback against climate change – and the Trust is sending out nearly 70,000 free trees to schools and community groups across Scotland this month to start the ball rolling.
Between November 2 and 22 Woodland Trust will distribute 628,005 native trees to 3092 schools and community groups across the UK.
67,830 trees will go to Scotland where 281 schools and groups will benefit. These include:
North East Scotland College SRUC Sruc Inverness College Huntly Climate Action Garthdee Field Allotment Association Donside Village Community Scio Milltown Community Charleston Development Neat (Newtonhill Environmental Action Team) Community Cleanup Udny Climate Action (Part of Put Community Scio Scottish Charity Sc045547) Mid Deeside Community Trust Cultivate Aberdeen Scio Gwens Garden Bloomfield Blooms Strichen Community Park Milltown Community Day Workshop New Deer New Homes Group Strathdon Community Development Trust Paths Group 1st Hillside (5th Angus) Scout Group Friends of Riverside Nature Park Countryside Ranger Service Downfield Golf Club Junior Section Dighty Rangers Kildonan Woodland Cormonachan Woodlands Association Deer Park Community Woodland Trust South Islay Development Kentallen & Duror Community Centre Glebe Communal Garden Netherthird Community Development Group Aceswoodwynd Gatehead Community Council Skares..Skares Kinfolk and Residents Society Galston Angling Club Abbots Neighbourhood Action Group Netherthird Community Action Training Galston Community Trust Dalleagles Neighbours Kilmaurs Plant Community 48th Ayrshire (Dundonald) Scout Group River Irvine District Bailiffs 19th Ayrshire Scouts Centrestage Communities Youth Church of Jesus Christ Of Latterday Saints Hill Foots Bee Keeping/ Hill Foots Nature Walks Gowan Lea Residents Association Dollar Community Development Trust Friends of Inchyra Park The Lodge Arts Collective Dumfries University Sustainability Team Moffat Can Moffat Community Woodlands Glenkens Beavers Moffat & District Community Nature Reserve. Summerhill Community Centre Moffat and District Wildlife Club Cloverglen Support Services Nith Valley Leaf Trust White Loch Lane Association Auchencairn Community Council Mugdock Conservation Volunteers Sustaining North Berwick Goshen Owners Association Musselburgh Shed Project Friends of the Earth East Lothian Gifford Community Land Company Ltd Levenhall Family Rangers North Berwick In Bloom Friends of Ormiston Park Dadswork Garvald Wood Beautiful Busby Village Broom, Kirkhill and Mearnskirk Community Council Siblings Reunited (Star)(Scio) Dunnikier Park Golf Club Ceres and District Community Trust Crossgates Community Woodland Kingseat Community Council Whirlbut Street Allotments Dunbog Community Park Fife & Kinross Bat Group Kinghorn Community Land Association Square Start 12th East Neuk Scouts Bat’s Wood, Growing Space & Bike Track (Scio) Friends of Coves Community Nature Reserve The Inverclyde Shed Sleat Community Trust Dunain Community Woods Friends of Merkinch Local Nature Reserve, Aigas Community Forest Abriachan Forest Trust Highland Wildlife Park Aultnaskiach Dell Scio Knockengorroch Community Interest Company Growin4good Palacerigg Field Archers Friends of Douglas Park Beecraigs Falkirk Community Trust Bonnie Blantyre Darcy’s Equine Assisted Learning Centre Cic Bluevale Shift Project Friends of Strathaven Park Cranhill Development Trust Blackwood Estate Community Association Friends of Knightswood Park Friends of the Calder 3rd Blantyre Scout Group Friends of Broomhill Avenue Greenspace Dalziel Park Golf Club Bellshill & Mossend Ymca Walmer Crescent Association Leech/Weir Residents Association. Barmulloch Tenant Managed Homes Coulter Village Development Group Baltic Street Adventure Playground Cohooley Woodland Friends of Hailes Quarry Park Little France Allotments Newhaven Heritage Community Gardens Juniper Green and Baberton Mains Community Council 28th Braid Scout Troop Elginhaugh Gardens Residents Association Tramways Community Gardens Forrester Park Residents Association Reforesting the Glens Friends of the Braid Hills Grampian Housing Association Gomde Trust Scotland Moray Sports Foundation 5th Orkney Scouting Quarry Road Residents Kilmadock Climate Action Cistern Green Community Wildlife Garden & Orchard Teen Ranch Scotland Doune Community Woodland Group Perth Station Garden Club Serenity Garden At Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church Brig In Bloom Greenhaven Ecology Centre Cic Alyth Development Trust Alyth Development Trust Garth Residents Errol Primary School Parent Council Lochwinnoch Golf Club Wegga Applecross Community Company Wester Ross Growing Communities Association Evanton Community Wood The Trot on Trust Easter Weens Residents Association Glenormiston Steading Owners Association Friends of the Monteath Mausoleum Garvald West Linton Reston Community Company Ltd (Riverside Project) Oxton and Channelkirk Community Council Works + Tweedbank Allotments Society Croft 178 St Andrews Church, Dumbarton Dalmuir Plots Association Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust Ellis Vale Community Group Oatridge Rangers and Countryside Stewards Society Binny Golf Club, Oatridge Golf Course. Friends of Zetland Park Kirkliston Community Garden Kids Gone Wild Polkemmet Beekeeping Association Slamannan Angling Protective Association Falkirk Wildlife Conservation Group Burgh Beautiful Linlithgow Broxburn United Sports Club West Harris Trust Benbecula Community Council North Harris Trust Lewis and Harris Horticultural Frugaldom Greenbrae Primary Liff Primary School Craighead Country Nursery School Riverbank Nursery Wick Childminding Group- Earth Club Baljaffray Nursery Renfrew Street Nursery School Country Bumpkins Nursery The Glasgow Academy St. Angela’s Nursery Class Kirktonholme @ Coatbridge Woodhead Primary Nursery Class Holy Family Nursery Elmcroft Nursery Stane Primary & Nursery C & K Nursery Glenmanor Primary School Chatelherault Nursery School Stramash Outdoor Nursery Callander Primary School Nursery Cowie Nursery Letham Primary School Kinder Croft Lochcarron Nursery Greenforest Nursery Armadale Primary School East Calder Nursery Class Woodside Primary Heathyrburn Primary Fraserburgh South Park School Brimmond Primary School St Pius Nursery Class Maisondieu Primary School Carmyllie Primary School Glamis Primary School Kingspark School Borrowfield Primary School Kilcreggan Primary School Easdale Primary School Hermitage Primary School Keills Primary School & Pre Five Rhu Primary School Crosshouse Primary School & Communication Centre Pennyburn Primary School Blacklands Primary Scool Borestone Primary School Gargunnock Primary School Auchencairn Primary St. Cadoc’s Primary School Carolside Primary School Victoria Primary School Aberdour Primary School Carnegie Primary School Kettle Primary School Raigmore Primary Bun Sgoil Ghaidhlig Phort Righ Balmalloch Primary School Greenhills Primary School St. Stephen’s Primary Blairdardie Primary New Monkland Primary School St. Brendan’s Primary School and Nursery Ibrox Primary School & Nursery Class Eastfield Primary School Morningside Primary School Law Primary School Whiteinch Primary School St Michael’s Nursery Class Elmvale Ps Harmeny School Davidson’s Mains Primary School East Craigs Primary Duddingston Primary Doune Primary School Our Lady’s Primary School Fossoway Primary School Kinnoull Primary School Deanston Primary School Breadalbane Academy Glencoats Primary School Glencoats Primary School St Clare’s Primary Golspie Primary School Ogilvie School Campus California Primary School Leverhulme Memorial School Banchory Academy Turriff Academy Westhill Academy Webster’s High School Thurso High School Moffat Academy St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School King’s Park Secondary School Lesmahagow High School Clyde Valley High School Broughton High School Nansen Highland Sir Edward Scott School The University of Edinburgh
Our tree packs have been generously funded by lead partners Sainsbury’s, players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Lloyds Bank, OVO Energy, Joules, Bank of Scotland and Sofology
The Trust is currently taking new applications for trees to be delivered in March 2021. https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-trees/schools-and-communities/
Woodland Trust Scotland Director Carol Evans said: “Sign our petition at https://campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/67180/petition/1. We are calling on Cabinet Secretary for the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, Roseanna Cunningham to include an ambitious native woodland creation target in the Climate Change Plan update. We are calling for that target to be at least 50% of new woods created.”
The Climate Change Plan update will soon be in its final stages of scrutiny by the Scottish Parliament.
As part of its Big Climate Fightback<https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-trees-and-woods/campaign-with-us/big-climate-fightback/> supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, Woodland Trust is asking people across the UK to take three actions: plant a tree, demand action of Government or make a donation.
The more ambitious native woodland target is Woodland Trust Scotland’s specific “ask” of the Scottish Government.
Woodland Trust Scotland Public Affairs Manager Arina Russell said: “A young wood, with mixed native species can lock up more than 400 tonnes of carbon per hectare, in its trees, roots and soil.
The Just Transition Commission’s <https://www.gov.scot/publications/transition-commission-advice-green-recovery/> advice on green recovery calls for diversified tree planting because native trees are more effective in capturing carbon.
“Currently around 40% of new planting in Scotland is with native trees. We would like to see this increased to at least 50% because native trees are more effective at capturing carbon when planted at scale and over a long period.”
Existing native woodland covers only 4% of Scotland’s land area and is highly fragmented.
Our native tree species include Scots pine, birch, alder, willow, oak, rowan, hazel, wild cherry, aspen, holly, juniper, elder and hawthorn. Over the last century commercial foresters have tended to plant non-native trees such as Sitka spruce. But native trees can be commercial crops too, while giving maximum support to biodiversity and locking up carbon.
Woodland Trust has pledged to plant 50 million trees across the UK by 2025 to help tackle climate change.
Talk to Us About Trees
Woodland Trust Scotland is seeking to work directly with more land managers to increase native woodland cover.
Senior Outreach Manager James McDougall said: “Land managers, farmers, crofters, fisheries boards – please talk to us about trees. Our advice is free and we can guide you through the Government grant process and in some cases offer financial support ourselves. Our highly-qualified advisors can help you through the entire process, from plan to planting.”
Woodland Trust’s MORE woods scheme covers 75% of the cost of trees, tubes and stakes for planting 0.5Ha – 3Ha. All the work beforehand is done by the Trust. All land managers need to do is plant the trees.
For larger areas applications can be eligible for up to 100% of materials costs.
For more information contact
mailto:Scotland@woodlandtrust.org.uk>
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