Tree O'Clock In Dame Emily Park

By Hannah2009 | Saturday, December 05, 2009, 16:21

A Breathing Spaces Tree O’Clock event took place in Dame Emily Park off Dean Lane in Bedminster today, organised by Avon Wildlife Trust and the Dame Emily Park Group.

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It's Tree O'Clock in Dame Emily Park
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The event was one of over 200 taking place across Bristol and the rest of the country in an attempt to break the world records for planting the most trees in multiple locations and the most trees planted by hand by 100 people at a single site within a single hour. As part of National Tree Week, Breathing Places and its partners invited thousands of people to plant as many trees as possible in the hour between 11am and 12 noon today.

The existing world record for trees planted by hand by any number of people within a single hour is 653,143.

In Dame Emily Park, 20 people – from toddlers to grandparents – took up spades and helped to plant a total of 58 trees and shrubs along one of the park’s perimeter fences. The trees planted were a selection of hedgerow plants, including spindleberry, hawthorn, blackthorn, buckthorn, hazel and holly. As they grow, they will provide food and shelter for a variety of wildlife, including butterflies, bees and birds.

If you would like to join the Dame Emily Park Group, or to find out about other activities organised by the group, please contact Steve Ward on 0117 904 9323.