Volunteers plant 2,361 trees for a greener future in Moresby Hall
National Highways, in collaboration with Amey, A E Yates, and AC Landscapes, are celebrating a remarkable achievement after successfully planting 2,361 native trees along the A595 at Moresby. This initiative marked a significant step towards enhancing local biodiversity and mitigating environmental impact. The volunteer day brought together over 70 enthusiastic participants from various stakeholders, including […]
A720 closure: tree removal work continues on trunk road
BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback at 11 sites on the A720 trunk road between Baberton Junction and Sheriffhall Roundabout. The works started last night, Tuesday 5 March and wil continue tonight, Wednesday 6 March ,between the hours of […]
More than 550 trees planted in Leeds gyratory scheme
Work in this winter’s planting season has seen 350 trees planted in the local community as part of the Armley Gyratory improvement scheme in Leeds. This is in addition to the 206 trees planted last year, making a total of 556 trees, which is well on the way to a Council target of planting over […]
National Highways plants 3,000 trees in the South-west
National Highways is planting 3,000 trees to fight back against a major outbreak of ash dieback in the South West. The ash dieback fungus is now found across most of the UK. It affects shoots, branches and trunk base, causing canopy decline and the death of most affected trees. National Highways began a programme of […]
National Highways needs help planting three million trees
National Highways is on the hunt for landowners and organisations that can help it plant an additional 3 million trees by 2030. The move comes as part of National Tree Week (25 Nov – 3 Dec), the UK’s largest annual tree celebration in which the country’s conservation sector, volunteer groups and tree-lovers come together to plant thousands […]
Reading offers residents the chance to sponsor a tree
People who live in Reading can now help to make the borough greener by sponsoring the planting of a tree in the street of their choice. Reading Borough Council has teamed up with charitable enterprise Trees for Streets to work with residents either individually or in a group, so anyone can apply to have a tree […]
National Highways awards up to £3 million to increase tree planting
National Highways has awarded nearly £3 million to a nursery in West Sussex to secure its future pipeline of young trees for planting across the country. The government company is taking the innovative approach of buying and growing its own stocks of native trees as part of its commitment to plant an additional three million […]
