Volunteers help plant Buckinghamshire Council’s first new wood

Volunteer tree planting at Buckinghamshire Council’s first brand-new wood, Billet Field Wood, took place on Thursday 3 March.

The new 1.72 hectares wood is sited next to Black Park Country Park, with its 500 hectares of beautiful mixed woodland and heathland.

More than 3,000 trees and shrubs have been planted in total at the new wood, of which 400 were planted on the day.

As well as the volunteers, members of staff from Buckinghamshire Council along with the Chairman, several Cabinet Members and Community Board members attended and participated in the event.

Speaking at the event, Peter Strachan, Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Environment, said:
“Planting new trees in large numbers across the county is a big part of our Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy to reach carbon net zero by 2050. We’re also starting to make inroads into our ‘Bucks Tree Mission’ – which will see us plant more than half a million new trees, one for every resident, within the next 10 years.

“Planting our first new wood at Billet Field is a major milestone showing our pledges in action, and it was fantastic to see and be part of the tree planting.

“We hope to open Billet Field Wood to the public shortly. Once it is open, I would encourage people to drop by and see the impressive results of our staff and volunteers’ hard work.”