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Make a Greener Future
27th November - 5th December

Look out of your window. How many trees can you see? Lots, or maybe just one or two? Now look into the future.

Will they still be there? Planting of new trees across Britain has fallen to its lowest level in more than three decades: we need more trees planted now if we are to see any benefit for forthcoming generations and with the start of National Tree Week 2010, organised by The Tree Council, there is no better time to begin that cycle.

Although it may seem that there are plenty of trees, Britain is one of the least wooded countries in Europe, with half the average tree cover, so we need to make sure that we don’t fall even further behind. New tree diseases are taking hold, developments destroy green lungs, drought and excess rainfall are weakening what we have – the list of reasons why we lose trees every year continues to grow whilst the trees that we want to see grow, suffer. That’s why, if we are to keep pace with losses and, better still, improve tree numbers across the UK, the nation needs to heed the call to arms and take action now to make a greener future.

“With so much bad news about deforestation on other continents, there is a tendency to forget that there is a pressing need to plant here as well,” commented Pauline Buchanan-Black, Director-General of the Tree Council. “Trees must continue to be planted in the ground and we are appealing to communities throughout the UK to carry the message to heart this National Tree Week. We want to see a greener future for the sake of our children and their children, so the sooner we get into the habit of thinking about where we can plant trees, and how we can ensure that they survive, the more chance there is of that becoming a realistic prospect.”

National Tree Week, the launch of the tree planting season, is the ideal time to join one of the many tree planting events planned in towns, villages and countryside by The Tree Council’s Tree Wardens, member organisations, communities and supporters. There are also Wood Fairs, walks, talks, woodturning demonstrations amongst the thousands of organised activities going on throughout Britain that will inspire everyone who takes part in them to think about how they can make a greener future. The Tree Council has details of National Tree Week events, as well as tips on tree planting and aftercare.

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