The Walks 04.03.24 This morning the task was to plant 12 trees at The Walks for the Borough Council, as planned “Succession Planting”, with some of the council rangers. Mature trees of Lime, Oak and London Plane were brought to site by truck. Volunteers separated into groups of 3-4, each to be responsible for planting two trees. The root bole was removed from its growing bag and dropped into a hole in the ground.Once in the hole, poles were placed on opposite sides of the bole and kept upright, soil was replaced in the rest of the hole.. The poles were hammered to chest height, and will be secured later After the break, volunteers moved to The Island to litter pick and to cut back Ivy from the trunks of the trees. The Tree Officer, Ed, thanked the volunteers for their assistance this morning.
