{"id":881,"date":"2016-12-16T14:57:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/fishertonpsandeyc\/?p=881"},"modified":"2016-12-16T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:57:26","slug":"community-tree-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/fishertonpsandeyc\/2016\/12\/16\/community-tree-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Community tree planting"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year the Woodland Trust offered over 4,000 free tree packs to schools, communities and youth groups across the UK.\u00a0 Our ECO Committee applied for 210 trees and initially planned to plant them around the school perimeter to create a colourful hedge, with the intention of attracting even more birds and wildlife to our school grounds.\u00a0 However, on this occasion, the ECO Committee reconsidered planting at the school and decided to plant the trees in the community for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Last week the delivery arrived, a mixture of species Rowan; Dogwood, Hazel, Hawthorn, Cherry and Silver Birch.\u00a0 Luckily each bundle of plants were colour coded to help identify the different species.\u00a0 Bamboo supports and tree protectors were also provided for each tree sapling.\u00a0 All of the P6 and P7 pupils, Andy and Helen Guthrie green-fingered residents of Dunure, Mrs McDowell, Elaine Gibson and Linda Izatt all rolled up their sleeves, got digging and successfully planted the tree saplings at the far end of Kennedy Park………. why not go along to Kennedy Park to check out the trees, you will find them along the full length of the fence, behind the farthest away football post or check out the photos:<\/p>\n