Devon tree skills on show for National Tree Week

By PRSD, on Monday, November 24, 2008

posted by Cptn

Traditional wood craft skills were on show in a Woodland Craft and Activity Day at Decoy Country Park, Newton Abbot yesterday. There were demonstrations of traditional wood turning and broom-making, and you could build your own bird-box or customise your own walking stick, with wood sculptures up for grabs in the raffle – all either free or for pennies.

It was all part of the woodland activities to celebrate National Tree Week, which runs until December 8.

Also part of National Tree Week, MP Nick Harvey will visit West Buckland School, Barnstaple, today, to plant the first of its 960 native, broadleaved trees as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations – a project the schools hopes to extend to its partnership Agoro Oyombe Secondary School in Kenya.

• If anyone knows of any other Tree Week activities, get in touch, the only other info we could kick up we culled from The Tree Council.

Devon

The following Community Groups and Schools will be holding tree planting events during National Tree Week and were funded by a grant from The Tree Council. These events are not necessarily open to the public:

Date: Sunday 30 November, 10.30am
Organiser: Butterfly Conservation, Devon Branch
County: Devon
Location: Dunsford Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve
Event details: Conservation work party. Meet near the sharp bend on the Dunsford-Drewsteignton road, Map ref: SX 784 893. Bring lunch. Tools available or bring your own if you prefer.
Contact: John Randall, 01752 309857 or 07753 432061

Date: Sunday 7 December, 10.30am
Organiser: Butterfly Conservation, Devon Branch
County: Devon
Town: Bovey Tracey
Location: Great Plantation
Event details: Conservation work party. Meet at the main entrance on the A382 Bovey Tracey road, Map ref: SX 825 758. Bring lunch. Tools available or bring your own if you prefer.
Contact: John Randall, 01752 309857 or 07753 432061

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