WELLINGTON Town Council has announced new dates for volunteers to take part in an ambitious scheme to plant thousands of trees.

In December 2024, the town council entered into an ambitious agreement with The Woodland Trust to plant more than 3,000 trees and shrubs in a 64-acre area of land known as The Green Corridor as part of the Trust’s Woodland Creation Scheme.

So far, extreme weather conditions around the town have led to some cancellations, however, volunteers still managed to plant more than 700 trees over two-and-a-half days by the end of last year.

Volunteers from far and wide are being invited to join in on the project for 2025 with the next opportunity to plant being on January 31 from 10am.

As well as five public planting dates in the first quarter of 2025, several “corporate days” have been arranged to allow employees of The Environment Agency and EDF Energy from Hinkley Point C the opportunity to get involved in the scheme as part of their companies’ volunteering initiatives.

A council spokesperson said “We are delighted to have been able to work with The Woodland Trust and partners from the community on the Green Corridor scheme and are grateful for all the work they have done to put it together.

“This, and our own plans for tree planting over the coming years, places Wellington at the forefront of both national and local strategies for improving tree coverage. They will enhance biodiversity throughout the town and contribute to delivering our climate change strategy as well as simply making our living environment even more special.”

• Friday, January 31

• Saturday, February 8

• Saturday, March 1

• Saturday, March 8

• Saturday, March 22

Volunteers are invited to sign up via www.wellingtontowncouncil.co.uk/greencorridor or show up on the day.