A GROUP of caring children at a Clacks nursery club are tackling climate change in their own back yard.

Youngsters from All Stars, an after-school club part of the Little Stars Nursery in Alloa, have planted a whopping 150 trees on site last month.

The move comes as staff look to foster a greater appreciation of the environment among their pupils.

The trees will take pride of place in the back garden of the nursery in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint.

Maureen Scott, manager at Little Stars, was thrilled not just with the addition to the garden, but also the lessons it will help teach the children.

She said: "It's really important for children to learn about caring for the environment and for their community.

"The children also learn how to communicate better with each other, as well as the importance of taking care of plants."

Staff were contacted by Tree Appeal – an organisation which plants trees to promote biodiversity, create habitats and improve the environment for people – and asked how many trees they would like to plant.

The nursery, which celebrated their one-year anniversary in its new premises in February of this year, took receipt of 150 trees and they were planted by the youngsters on Friday, November 29.

They will be part of the nursery's recently renovated outdoor learning environment which opened in October of this year.

The garden has an outdoor classroom, sinking sandpit, treehouse, apple tree and sensory garden, as well as a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) area.