Tiny Forests Make Big Impacts For Local Schools and Parks around Leighton Buzzard
To coincide with National Tree Week, Bee Local, Leighton Buzzard makes a donation to a tree planting project to give a little back for the printing we do. š³šæ
This year we have donated to Tiny Forest. Tiny forests are small areas of fast-growing, dense woodlands planted in urban areas with a mix of native tree species. They occupy no more than 200 metres squared (roughly the equivalent size of a tennis court) and contain approximately 600 trees. Creating tiny forests helps to improve access to greenspace for our community and connects more people with nature in urban spaces.
Central Bedfordshire Council say: Working in partnership with Earthwatch, we have successfully planted over 7,800 trees across four new tiny forests at:
- Caldecote Church of England AcademyĀ in Biggleswade
- Clipstone ParkĀ in Leighton Buzzard
- Cranfield UniversityĀ in Cranfield
- Brooklands Middle SchoolĀ in Leighton Buzzard
- Gilbert Inglefield AcademyĀ in Leighton Buzzard
- Hinksley Road Recreation GroundĀ in Flitwick
- Jubilee Recreation GroundĀ in Biggleswade
- Langford CemeteryĀ in Langford
- Maulden Lower SchoolĀ in Maulden
- Mentmore Recreation GroundĀ in Dunstable
- Robert Bloomfield AcademyĀ in Shefford
- Thornhill PrimaryĀ in Houghton Regis
- Whipsnade ZooĀ near Dunstable
We are now looking to create more tiny forests and welcome expressions of interest all year round. To find out more about how we can support you to create your own tiny forest, please get in touch by emailing begreen@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.
