All gone!
Our entire
stocks of autumn hedge and copse packs have now been
ordered, following an unprecedented response from
schools and groups across the UK. As such, we are unable
to take any more orders, despite planning to run the
offer until 13 October.
Spring packs, to be delivered in March 2007, can be
ordered here after 9 October.
So what now?
We appreciate many of you will be disappointed by this
news. As such we are offering free registration
with nature detectives, our new website for schools and
groups featuring hundreds of downloadable resources,
online activities and activity ideas.
If you register now, you will receive an email reminder
when this tree pack offer re-opens.
REGISTER WITH NATURE DETECTIVES
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The Copse Pack contains 30
native trees which are suitable for planting as a small
wooded area or 'copse'. The species are rowan, silver birch
and wild cherry. You will receive 10 of each.
The spacing of the trees will depend on your individual
requirements and the area you have allocated for the trees.
However as a guide they can be planted from 2m apart (for a
very dense wooded area) up to 5m apart or more. The wider
the spacing the more room there will be between the trees
for the children to explore and it will mean less thinning
of the trees in future years. These are all medium size
trees and will generally need more space than the hedgerow
pack.
Rowan shown with autumn berries, an excellent food source
for birds.
All three species will add additional interest and colour
and be of benefit to wildlife. The wild cherry will give you
fantastic white blossom in the spring. The birch is dramatic
throughout the year with its textured white bark and the
vivid berries of the rowan will give you added interest in
the autumn and the chance to make rowan jelly!
Site requirements
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The hedgerow pack containing
30 plants (6 of each) of the following:
Hawthorn, hazel,
holly, dog rose & elder
The trees can
be planted as a traditional hedgerow and provide an
excellent habitat for wildlife.
If planted as a single row they should ideally be spaced
30cm apart, if they are going to be a thick double row hedge
then they should be planted 50cm apart and each parallel row
40 - 45cm from the other. Therefore you will need an area
where you can plant the hedge that is approximately 8m long.
An old hawthorn hedge
A mixture of species within a native hedgerow is an
excellent habitat for small birds and mammals too.
Site requirements
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In 2000 the editors of Resurgence
Magazine were given 25 young oaks to mark their 25th anniversary.
Resurgence was offered a suitable piece of land in Hartland, North
Devon to plant the trees.
The trees were planted on Armistice Sunday. Three of the group had
lost their fathers in the 1939 - 45 War, and so at 11 0'clock the
group observed a silence. Out of this emerged the resolution to keep
the tree circle as a commemorative area and at the same time, each
year, to celebrate a new emphasis to the traditional Armistice Day
remembrance. The group has continued to meet each Armistice Day and
additional trees have been planted.
The suggestion now is that others be invited to create their own
tree circles on suitable land and in this way achieve a growing
network of tree circles or peace groves around the world! This would
broaden the experience and deepen the relevance of Armistice Day,
and maybe make it more approachable to young people who
understandably feel detached from the wars of the past.
Where the world environment is so threatened, a tree circle
requires no "raison d'etre" beyond it’s own existence, but
that existence then offers sanctuary and tranquillity: a place where people can be
on their own or meet together, as well as a space for performance
and such ceremonies as, naming, wedding and memorial. |
