Published: Wednesday, 7th May, 2008 12:00
Nina swaps lab for the great outdoors
By Nicola Findlay
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Nina has the honour of planting the last tree in the new woodland created at Geordie’s Wood.
PUPILS from Muckhart Primary joined the presenter of a hit BBC Scotland children’s programme in the creation of a native woodland.
Nina – of Nina and the Neurons – swapped her lab for the great outdoors on Friday and joined the youngsters at Georgie’s Wood near Glen Devon.
They planted the last tree on the site of the native woodland, marking the end of the eight-year woodland creation project.
The event was the culmination of a week long schools planting event which saw school children helping to create new woodland at Geordie’s Wood.
In addition to the tree planting, the children were entertained by a puppet show, The Man who Planted Trees, performed by the award winning Puppet State Theatre.
The show tells Jean Gino’s story of the tree-loving shepherd, who single-handedly transforms an entire region by planting thousands of trees.
Like the shepherd in the story, the children will have helped to create an area of native woodland.
Over the last eight years, 1.5 million trees have been planted in Glen Devon, transforming former grazing land into a thriving new woodland, which will provide a home for a whole host of wildlife.
The tree planting is part of the Woodland Trust’s Tree 4 All campaign which is the biggest ever children’s tree planting operation.
It aims to involve one million children in planting 12 million trees across the UK - the equivalent to one tree for every child under the age of 16.
It is hoped the event will increase young people’s understanding and appreciation of trees and woodland, ensuring their enjoyment and woodland protection for future generations
Andrew Fairbairn development manager said, “We would like to thank BBC Scotland and Nina for their support for the project at Geordie’s Wood.
“We hope events like this will inspire a new generation to care about woodland.”
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