HUNDREDS of trees were planted last week by Forest and Sandridge pupils in a bid to help fight climate change.
Coinciding with National Tree Week, around 400 trees were planted in the grounds of the school.
“We are trying to do our bit for the environment and help fight climate change,” explained teacher Kathryn Bacon speaking to Melksham News. “We are also trying to increase the biodiversity in our school grounds – we are a fairly new school and we have very little here, so these trees help us to put back some of what was taken away when this school was built.
“We have about 400 trees to plant today, donated by the Woodland Trust – the aim is to have trees around the whole school border. This is part of an ongoing project at the school, we have been planting tree for a few years, so we already have some trees that are more established – today we are filling in gaps and are making our way around the field.
“There are so many benefits to planting new trees – we can use them as a learning resource in the school grounds, helping children learn about nature and biodiversity; and they will also create shade and shelter in years to come.”
Assisting the students to plant the trees were a team of parent volunteers. “We are very grateful for them,” said Kathryn, “we could not do this without them.”
