Planning & Environment Activities

Recycling Printer Cartridges

Used computer ink cartridges can be donated to charity in a collecting box at the Birstall Methodist Church Coffee Chop in Wanlip Lane.

17 February 2008

Tree Planting

Tree Planting Party - 17 February 2008
(photo: Pat Geary)

The village has recently completed the planting of nine trees to reinforce those existing along the approach from Birstall. The trees have been paid for by a grant from the County Council's Stepping Stones Countryside Management Project (contact Andy Jackson). The County Council Highways provided stakes, ties, guards and mulch and volunteer parishioners did the planting. The proposal were prepared by Phil Walling and Joy Norton (Village Tree Warden) with considerable help from Julian Simpson, Assistant Arboricultural Officer at the County Council. Aftercare will be provided by the village, led by the Tree Warden.

Specifically, an Ash and a Field Maple were planted adjacent to the recently layered hedgerow on Rectory Road. An Ash was planted in the grassed area inside the bend at the junction of Rectory Road and Wanlip Lane and along Wanlip Lane were planted two wild Cherry trees to provide blossom in Spring, two multi stemmed Silver Birch, a Field Maple and a small leafed Lime.

Tree No1 - Field Maple

Field Maple in June 2008

Tree No2 - Ash

June 2008

Tree No.3 - Ash

June 2008

Tree No5 - Silver Birch

June 2008

Tree No6 - Silver Birch

June 2008

Tree No7 - Lime

Tila Cordata - June 2008

Tree No8 - Field Maple

Field Maple - June 2008

Tree No9 - Wild Cherry
(tree photos: Mike Toone)

Wild Cherry - June 2008

For this view we have to thank the late Professor Roy Griffiths who had the foresight to donate & plant all these trees on Rectory Road