ADOPT A TREE - 12 MARCH 2016

It's that time again…adopt a tree!! Get that nice fuzzy feeling inside by planting, watering, maintaining and loving a tree on the Fields.

This year the planting date is: 12th March, 11am.

In previous years, two cohorts of 15 people have adopted trees, and most have found it very positive and engaging. The Burls famil planted their hornbeam in 2014 and have watered it religiously since, as well as holding regular family picnics underneath it. They, like many, are establishing a home and a family in this area and said that planting their tree gave them a deeper sense of belonging, as well as having somewhere great to have a picnic!

If you would like to adopt a tree, this entails planting the tree, together with the Friends of Blythe Hill Fields and others, and then watering it through two summers, every Saturday morning. There is a dedicated band of tree-waterers you'll join, who all support each other, and the joy in seeing your tree flourish year after year is without compare.

On offer are: Limes, Whitebeams, Hornbeams, Beeches, Rowans, Hawthornes and London Planes.

Write to peopleandwildlife@blythehillfields.org.uk or pm me via Facebook if you'd like a tree or if you'd like more information.