Westonbirt: Thousands of new trees planted in regrowth project

Thousands of trees have been planted in a new community woodland to replace trees lost to ash dieback.

More than 3,300 trees have been planted at Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury in Gloucestershire thanks to 600 people from eight schools, one university, six youth groups and 107 volunteers.

The Silk Wood Community Planting Project aims to combat the loss of trees after a mass tree felling in 2021 due to Chalara ash dieback - a fungal disease that kills ash trees.

Oscar Adams, project manager at Westonbirt said: “We’re inviting community groups back again throughout the year to help us care for the young trees they helped us plant.”