The nationwide Plant a Tree for the Jubilee project, which concludes on March 31, has seen more than a million new trees planted in the Queen’s name to celebrate her reign and create a lasting environmental legacy.
It was extended beyond the end of the jubilee year on the wishes of the King to give people the chance to plant trees in his mother’s memory, following her death last September.
One for each year of the late Queen’s reign
The oak is one of 70 new young broadleaved trees – one for each year of the late Queen’s reign – to be planted in the new woodland, joining Dutch elm disease-resistant elms, small-leaved limes, and sweet chestnuts.
They have been planted around a focal point which will later incorporate a seating area for rest and reflection, with the larger canopy trees complemented by smaller native trees and hedging such as hawthorn, blackthorn, hazel, elder and dogwood.
It is hoped it will create a new habitat to support wildlife, including the endangered white-letter hairstreak butterfly and the cardinal click beetle.
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