A TEAM of green-fingered solictors branched out for a spot of tree planting in Stratford.
Members of Lodders law firm helped plant 400 trees in Dorsington Wood in Stratford as part of an initiative led by local charity The Heart of England Forest.
The Heart of England Forest is aiming to reverse centuries of woodland decline and create and conserve a 30,000-acre broadleaf forest for the benefit of the environment, wildlife and people and provide a place of enduring natural beauty, protected and secured for generations to come.
The Forest covers a mosaic of habitats across 7,000 acres of land in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, including 4,450 acres of new woodland and 600 acres of mature and ancient woodland. Over the last 20 years, The Heart of England Forest has planted two million trees.
The Lodders team planted the saplings on one of the charity’s established land holdings situated just outside of Long Marston.
Owen Rees, head of Lodders’ Enviro Group, said: “The tree planting was a highly enjoyable event that gave us the ideal opportunity to give back to the community, help develop the local landscape and ecosystem, and support The Heart of England Forest make progress towards its 30,000-acre forest goal.
“Getting involved in initiatives like this is key part of Lodders’ commitment to ensuring our business practices are as sustainable as possible and to reducing the firm’s carbon footprint, which we will be measured in our upcoming annual carbon assessment.
“We’d like to thank The Heart of England Forest charity for the incredible work it is doing to conserve our natural environment and combat climate change.”
