Whipped into shape

1 Goodgymer helped their local community in Brighton
Tara Shanahan
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Brighton

Saturday 19th March 2022

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Report written by Tabitha Hrynick

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On a sunny Saturday, Goodgymers Tara, Tabitha and Rita the dog joined about a dozen other volunteers from the Wilding Network at the South Downs Eco Cooperative where they planted almost 500 tree whips - or very baby trees! For each tree, a planter had to dig a hole about 5 inches deep, place the baby whip's 'root ball' in its new home, lightly pack the hole with soil, and finally, support the whip with a bamboo cane inside a tubular guard to protect the babies from nibbling rabbits and wind. We planted what will be a future hedge around a field, and a lovely wooded hillside on the cooperative's grounds with a variety of British tree species, including oaks, rowans, hawthorns and more. A fantastic way to spend a Saturday! Oh, and not a bad way to spend a birthday either. Happy birthday Tara!


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Wilding Network
Working in partnership with local farmers, landowners and communities to establish wildlife corridors across the UK

We work in partnership with local farmers, landowners and communities to establish wildlife corridors across the UK, planting trees and increasing local ownership of the environment through leading community planting sessions. We raise money for trees through our Community Wilding Fund, which relies on donations to purchase tree whips (baby trees) and to support our tree nurseries. We then run community planting days in partnership with landowners, planting the whips with volunteers to incentivise the establishment of wildlife corridors across the UK. We rely on donations and volunteers to support our work. If you’d like to join our volunteer network to plant trees and become a steward of the land, or if you have some space to wild and want to partner with us, please get in touch today, or donate to our Community Wilding Fund to help plant trees locally. https://www.wilding.earth/

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