Off to a good start

Published: Friday, 11 December 2009

THE new Droitwich Canals' Restoration Partnership event, part of BBC Breathing Places Tree O'Clock— part of a national attempt to plant a record number of trees in just one hour, was off to a good start.

The whole scheme took place across the country,   the ultimate aim was to plant a million trees, beating the current World Record of 653,143 for the most number of trees planted in one country in one hour.

In the picture is Roger Hanbury of the partnership digging, and below two local support officers getting stuck in.

As part of Tree O'Clock, families, young people, groups and individuals all took part to help plant at least 1,000 trees between 11am and 12 noon along the banks of the recently restored stretch of the Droitwich Junction Canal between Hanbury Wharf and Droitwich Spa.

Teams of ten were formed to plant 100 trees each over the hour, with the result that with sheer hard work they managed 1,200.

The trees have all been donated by the GreenPrints campaign and will help establish important new habitats for a wide variety of birds, bugs and beasties that thrive by the water.