Solihull Council’s tree planting initiative - Planting Our Future - is celebrating National Tree Week around the borough this week.
This year’s National Tree Week takes place from Saturday 23 November until Sunday 1 December. The UK’s largest tree celebration, the week brings everyone together to mark the start of the winter tree-planting season.
Earlier this week, the Planting Our Future team planted several celebration trees in Malvern Park. This included a Norway Purple Maple tree sponsored by the St Alphege Rotary Club, in support of World Polio Day and the Rotary Club’s continued commitment to ending polio. This tree was planted alongside the 1,000 purple crocus bulbs planted by the team and St Alphege Rotary in the park last month.
As National Tree Week continues, the Planting Our Future team will also be planting hedgerows at Solihull Riding Club. They will be aided by support from volunteers from Lloyds Bank, marking their second year supporting the Planting Our Future programme.
Councillor Ken Hawkins, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Environment and Infrastructure, said:
“This year, we’re celebrating National Tree Week by planting celebration trees in one of our Green Flag accredited parks, as well as planting more hedgerows at Solihull Riding Club to encourage biodiversity.
“We’ve reached a significant milestone in our Planting Our Future programme this year with over 100,000 trees planted since 2020 – a fantastic achievement that has earned Solihull its ‘Tree City of the World’ status for a third consecutive year.
“The celebration trees that have been planted this week bring us one step closer to reaching our goal of planting 250,000 trees by 2030. Congratulations to the Planting Our Future team and the many partners, volunteers and local tree-lovers that have made this possible – keep up the good work!”
If you would like to get involved in the Planting Our Future programme, visit www.solihull.gov.uk/your-future-solihull/planting-our-future or email the team at plantingourfuture@solihull.gov.uk.
To find out more about sponsoring a celebration tree, visit www.lovesolihull.org/sponsor-a-tree