More than 13,500 trees sent out to people across Surrey
They were sent as part of the Woodland Trust's Big Climate Fightback
More than 13,500 trees have been sent out to 75 organisations across Surrey as part of a Spring giveaway by the Woodland Trust.
They were sent out as part of the Trust's Big Climate Fightback - with the charity encouraging people to plant trees at home, at work and at schools.
The next round of their free tree scheme opens on the 4th of April.
Across the south, 42,645 trees were sent out to 275 organisations.
The figures for the south of England were part of a record-breaking spring UK-wide giveaway. Woodland Trust senior project lead Vicki Baddeley said surpassing the previous spring delivery record by just over 106,000 for a total of 623,910 trees was “wonderful”.
“We strongly believe everyone should have the opportunity to plant a tree, and our spring planters are really showing us how it's done,” she added.
“We're seeing such a wide range of motivations for communities to take the simple, positive action to plant trees. They're getting their hands dirty to combat climate change, support local wildlife, green up their local spaces, boost their wellbeing, and celebrate the Queen's Jubilee to name but a few!”
The trees were sent out as part of the Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback where the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity encourages people to plant trees at events, at home and with their school or community to help fight climate change and create new havens for wildlife.
Vicki added: “We couldn't do this without the generosity of our funders so our thanks go out to each of them for their vital support. We would advise any interested groups to apply sooner rather than later to secure their saplings!”
“The appetite to plant trees is clearly growing as demand for our free trees scheme has never been stronger, so we can't wait to open applications again on 4 April, when we'll have a further 700,000 trees available for planting in the autumn.”
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