People across the county are being invited to play their part in making Leicestershire greener by planting trees and then recording them.
Leicestershire County Council have now planted more than 356,000 trees as part of their plans to plant a tree for every person in the county.
The council has ambitious plans to plant 700,000 trees.
Councillor Blake Pain, cabinet member for the environment and the green agenda, said: "Our pledge to plant 700,000 trees shows our commitment to helping to combat the effects of climate change and to make Leicestershire a cleaner and greener place.
"It is a huge achievement to have passed the halfway mark, and I would like to thank everyone who has helped us to reach this major milestone in our planting programme."
Over the last year, the council has supported and been involved with several tree planting schemes across the county, working with farmers, landowners, community and nature groups to supply trees and help with the planting.
These planting schemes include:
- The planting of a new tiny forest at the Hermitage Recreation Ground in Coalville, in partnership with North West Leicestershire District Council. 600 fast-growing native trees have been planted in an area the size of a tennis court.
- Nearly 30,000 trees planted at the Nailstone Platinum Jubilee Wood – a country park and environmental education centre managed by environmental company Maydencroft as part of a larger site associated with the adjacent supermarket distribution centre.
People across the county are being invited to play their part in making Leicestershire greener by planting their own trees and then recording them using the online tree recording form(Link is external and opens in new window). These new trees will then contribute towards the 700,000 trees target, shown on the interactive tree map(Link is external and opens in new window).
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