Cubs, villagers and climate activists come together to plant trees.

On the 15th and 16th March, Possible were joined by volunteers and local groups to plant over three thousand trees on farmland just outside Munslow in Shropshire.

The trees were planted in collaboration with Shropshire Wildlife Trust as part of their Slow the Flow project to improve natural flood management on the site. Trees are a great way to slow the rate of water and capture carbon, so we decided to plant a variety of native broad leaf trees around the boarders of fields to help protect the land from flooding.

Thanks to the hard work of the volunteers we managed to collectively plant 3,375 tree whips (small trees) over 675m of new or restored hedges- that’s longer than 60 double-decker buses!

Hedges have been a familiar sight on our farms for centuries, a big help to farmers but also an important habitat for wildlife. When they’re planted along the contours of the land, their roots absorb water, giving the river below time to cope with excess rain and prevent flash flooding. Carbon is also stored in the trees’ roots and branches, helping us to tackle climate change.

Volunteers came from near and far for a fantastic weekend of climate action. We were even joined by the local cub pack who got their hands stuck into the mud and learnt more about their surrounding environment.

We had a fantastic weekend tree planting and working with volunteers - Thank you to all who joined us!

Until next time!