A project to plant one thousand trees in Rye is due to finish on Friday, March 28. Volunteers are being asked to help plant the final trees on Mason Field at Tilling Green from 10am - 4pm.
What's being described as a micro-wood is part of national commemorations to mark the coronation of King Charles III. Hundreds of whips have already been planted in Rye by a team from Rother District Council (RDC). It follows a similar initiative in Battle.
Elize Manning, RDC's climate project manager says a micro-wood is planted differently to a normal wood. "The trees are planted much closer together. It's much denser so we have about four trees to a square metre and the trees compete against each other promoting faster growth and establishment."
She says the new wood will promote biodiversity. "It's a mix of native trees and hedges. The idea is that it becomes a thick patch of woodland that you walk around rather than through. providing a habitat for local birds."
Brian Griffiths from RDC's parks department was helping plant the first batch of trees on Thursday, March 20. "There's a lot of trees being planted but we'll also be putting up some fencing and signage explaining what is happening."
The project, which has been part funded by the Coronation Living Heritage Fund, follows the planting of a hundred fruit trees at three locations in Rye as part of a community orchard earlier in March.
