National Tree Week takes place from 26 November to 4 December. National Tree Week is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. This time of year is a great time to plant trees and many people will be planting thousands of trees to mark the start of the tree planting season.

ACE is fortunate to have large grounds and we have been planting new trees but there is plenty of room for more. We are also fortunate to be in Alwoodley where there are lots of open spaces to plant more trees. Alwoodley Parish Council have had tree planting activites but there is plenty of room for more! And we have lots of gardens in the area with plenty of room for trees – of the right sort!

New trees at ACE

This National Tree Week, here are some things you can do:

  • celebrate trees! Trees are essential. They sustain wildlife, create oxygen using up carbon dioxide, purify our air, provide shade and regulate the temperature and they are beautiful. So why not find out more about trees, and perhaps even go and hug a few!
  • plant some trees. Join a local group to plant some trees or download the Tree Council tree planting guide and plant your own.
  • donate towards planting orchards in schools. We are fortunate to have a small orchard at ACE and it is a fantastic resource. Many schools don’t and the Tree Council are fund raising to plant more orchards in schools so that children can experience the wonder of growing and eating their own fruit.

At ACE we will be doing a survey of the school in order to identify all the trees that we are looking after, finding out more about them and seeing if we can plant more trees. If you would like to volunteer to help do this please get in touch via our contact page.

Thank you to Thiyaana for reminding us about National Tree Week.