Woodland Trust encourage public to plant trees

The Woodland Trust is encouraging people to take part in the UK's largest mass tree planting campaign. 

The Big Climate Fightback campaign aims to get more than a million people to pledge to plant a tree in the run up to a day of mass planting across the UK on 30 November.

Darren Moorcroft, chief executive at the Woodland Trust said:

"The Big Climate Fightback is about inspiring people of all ages and backgrounds and providing the chance to take direct action – they have to simply go to our website and pledge to plant a tree, whether it’s in their back yard, neighbourhood, school or at a nearby planting event. It’s an easy way for people to do their individual bit for climate change as part of a mass movement." 

Bake Off’s Sandi Toksvig, a television broadcaster, producer and writer, urged people to pledge to plant.

She said:

"Climate change is a real threat and it affects us all. But there is the simplest of all solutions. It’s green and lovely - the humble tree. It eats CO2 for breakfast and makes all our lives better. And what’s more we can all do our bit to take action now and plant one. I will be pledging to plant a tree in the Woodland Trust’s Big Climate Fightback and I urge people to get off their sofas (when they’ve watched their recording of Bake Off of course) and plant a tree. It’s very simple and you could be one in a million."

Go to the Woodland Trust website to find out more about the campaign and how you can take part.