Trees are vital in the fight against climate change, to tackle air pollution and help the UK achieve our net-zero target by 2050. They capture carbon, allow wildlife to flourish and are enjoyed by local communities.
Did you know Hull is currently the least forested city in the UK? Hull & East Riding have only around 2.6% woodland cover against the national average of 8.4%.
One Hull of a Forest is aiming to change this by planting 200,000 trees in Hull, and we helped this week by planting 500 native trees at Alderman Kneeshaw Recreation Centre with 40 Cranswick Second Nature Changemakers (and the Mayor of Hull visited too!).
"The project is aimed at enrichment planting equating to supplementing the stocking of trees in areas that are patchy or with sparse natural regeneration. Of particular interest is the inclusion of Alder Buckthorn which attracts the Brimstone butterfly as part of our work within the Butterfly City Project.
It's great to see a company like Cranswick getting involved in projects such this in the local community and assisting with the planting of the trees and getting behind our aims to plant 200,000 trees within the city boundaries as part of One' Hull' of a Forest," said Dr Andrew Steel DSc (HC), MBA, Director of Patt Foundation.
Ever wondered how to plant a tree? Here are the top tips we learnt on the day:
The trees are then left to fend for themselves, as the ground was nice and damp so they should have plenty of moisture to gather from around them and be established enough to thrive by summer.
The trees for the project were funded via the friends of the park and Yorkshire Water, and the trees supplied by Mires Beck. To find out more about One Hull of a Forest and the Patt Foundation, please click here.