I Dig Trees - Community Tree Packs

Working with 164 pupils from two schools, we sowed areas of native wildflowers and planted about 200 metres of hedging... We hope that this will help create habitat for wildlife, absorb pollution from nearby roads and act as a wind break for the playgrounds. A massive thank you to all the pupils who helped with planting!

I Dig Trees donated trees in 2019 which we have planted to produce a hedge in our community orchard. We have continued to look after the plants and lost very few ... the hedge is developing well. It provides a good boundary to our orchard whilst also providing improved habitat.

(We) joined together to plant a Memorial Wood in memory of those in the Doncaster borough who have sadly passed away during the pandemic… Crocus corms and bluebells will be planted in the very near future. As well as being a great example of cooperation between the three Rotary clubs, it has established a core of young volunteers who are keen to help in future community projects.

This partnership with TCV has resulted in tens of thousands of trees being planted – making our environment greener, cleaning up our air and improving communities… I encourage Londoners to get involved with TCV’s ‘I Dig Trees’ campaign.

With one of our best number of volunteers for a workday (around 20), we split the group into two to carry out our tasks. The biggest group went off to plant the 100 whips from TCV’s I Dig Trees project … Thank you for supplying the trees, we look forward to receiving more next year.

Our groups have done an amazing job, planting over 140 trees with Chorley Council helping to plant up the rest. These saplings will go on to gap up and create new hedgerows and tree boundaries in Chorley for the benefit of wildlife, the climate and people for years to come.

We had day of planting a copse with the amazing New Routes Integration charity, the weather was all over the place but as you can see from our photos, everyone was taking part! We couldn’t have done it without the donation of the trees from TCV and OVO Energy!

It was a beautiful day of sunshine which brought out over 100 local people of all ages to help us plant! It was a wonderful community event, and just shows the level of support locally for practical action to reduce our carbon emissions. Many thanks to TCV for the trees and great advice on how to plant and look after them.

The Trees have been greatly received by everyone at RSPCA Southport, Ormskirk & District Animal Centre. The trees have brought in privacy and security around our dog enclosures and our site as a whole ... It has also been lovely to see that the trees bring in wildlife, from different bugs and birds. Thank you for allowing us to be part of this journey with you.

950 saplings have been planted at the CoFarm Cambridge site with help from volunteers … The species-rich hedgerow will act to boost biodiversity within the farm, as well as provide a natural windbreak and prevent soil erosion.

We had our big plant up event Saturday for the Shepton Mallet food forest plot. I have attached some pictures of the very successful day. Over 120 members of the community of all ages came along to plant up and have a slice of cake. Thank you for the tree packs that made this day possible.

I am delighted to say that all the trees we received from I Dig Trees seem to be thriving. Our volunteers planted two different sections of hedgerow on Tretawdy Farm nature reserve ... This way we hope to increase our wildlife corridors as well as biodiversity. We are very grateful for your kind support.

680 young saplings planted in quick time by Llanrhaedr Community Woodland Group at the beginning of the month – all provided by the “I Dig Trees” initiative. Next year we will be planting some wildflowers on the bank to try to return a little glimpse of our much-depleted meadows.

We had a really great day teaching our volunteers how to plant a hedgerow, the importance of rich bio-diverse hedgerows and the key to identifying each of the different trees. It wouldn’t have been possible without the donation from The Conservation Volunteers and OVO Energy.

We had a fantastic turnout of around 100 volunteers from our community. All 1000 trees were planted, forming a small copse, in just under 2 hours, a fantastic team effort. Thank you again for donating the trees, I'm sure they will prosper and create a peaceful place where people can go to reflect.

20 pupils and 8 parent volunteers planted around 100 trees. Despite cold and windy weather everyone was enthusiastic about our tree planting day! The Wildlife and Shrub pack helped to create new wildlife habitat, as part of our hedgehog conservation project... It’s a great way to encourage teamwork in school and the kids absolutely love getting stuck in.

The trees we received were very good quality and transported with care and we are confident that we have planted at the optimum time of year to give these trees the best start … We will be contacting you as soon as you open for I Dig Trees applications!

We have had the sad job of felling many Ash trees in our local wood, which is 50% Ash. The saplings are helping to fill the gaps plus natural regeneration... bug hotels and a junior assault course were made with the felled Ash trees.

300 trees and shrubs planted, several bags of litter collected as we went … All whilst making a difference on our local patch. We also had one of the team spot a Peacock Butterfly! We have been down a few times since the weekend with a rucksack full of water bottles and flasks to give the trees a water.

There was a real buzz in our community about the event and people really enjoyed being outside and doing something to enhance our environment. This was such a brilliant thing to be involved in and we are very grateful to OVO and TCV for providing the trees.

As an aquatic ecologist, I am keenly aware the ecosystem goods and services that trees provide to water courses: shade, bank resilience, cover and diversity, natural flood management, corridors for terrestrial fauna etc. Climate change will have further impacts upon watercourses, so I am keen to get as much riparian planting as possible.

We had a fantastic day for our tree planting event. We planted a new 200m hedgerow. Once again, thanks so much to TCV and I Dig Trees. We really enjoy doing these events, the trees you provide really help us to achieve our aims!

Our volunteer group had a lovely sunny day so we were very lucky. Our industrious team planted all the trees in a couple of hours. We were impressed by the quality of the bare root trees and look forward to seeing them grow in Spring. They are the focal point of our community garden regeneration.

We’ve spaced the trees out as we plan to add some shrubs in the future, the path will be edged with wildflowers, a mix of Poppies, Aquilegia & Cornflowers, we also hope to add a couple apple trees & a young Oak tree has also been planted.

The children had an amazing time and did a fabulous job planting them. They were shown the training video and then worked in groups to decide where to plant the tree (with some grown up guidance) and then carefully created our new orchard! We are very excited to watch the trees grow and to be able to eat apples and pears from our very own trees!

Planting trees gives me great pleasure in knowing that I'm helping in the fight against climate change, helping local biodiversity and wildlife to increase by creating new habitats, and helping future generations to enjoy a healthier environment. Taking part improves my own physical fitness, general health and wellbeing. I'm gaining the benefits of exercise, social discourse, and opportunities to make new friends. The experience of planting trees gives me perspective, tranquillity and peace.

Our trees will create new hedging for our community garden and create a wonderful habitat for all the wildlife that is living in our space now. The trees were amazing quality and we look forward to tending them and watching them grow. Thank you for all your help in making our garden a richer and more diverse space to be for people and wildlife.

We were blessed with a dry(ish) spell on Saturday morning together with a big turnout of Scouts and Explorers from Anglesey along with a big group of Scout Leaders and parents. We also had a visit from our MP. We got the 800 trees in the ground in 3 hours! We've used them to surround an ancient damson orchard which is currently being rejuvenated and a secondary camping area with a fire pit.

We had a number of experienced tree planters who were more than happy to lend their knowledge as well as muscle. The 950 trees were divided into 150m of new hedge, a woodland and an oak circle as the centrepiece. We put well rotted horse manure round the base of every tree and are in the process of applying a good layer of woodchip. Thanks again for helping us make this happen, we really appreciate it and the effects will be felt for generations.

We have been really lucky to be part of a new community allotment scheme which links with our school. So we decided to plant the trees there during our first visit, so the children will be able to watch the trees grow each time they visit. The children involved in planting are all part of a learning outside the classroom project to enhance their connection with nature and develop language and vocabulary. They really enjoyed the planting and many of them had never planted a tree before, so it was an exciting experience for them.