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The Link Magazine • March 2005 39
Plant a tree for the future
The Great Western Community Forest team and the Woodland Trust have 2,000 trees to go in the ground on 5 March and they are calling for
readers to join them for a free family tree planting day at Purton Wood near Moulden Hill between 10am and 3pm
y The trees, a mix- for All' tree planting campaign and native woodland. It is a chance for
/ ture of oak, ash, ha- will follow a weekof planting trees people to come out and reallymake
zel and other UK and learning about woodland con- a difference to their local environ-
'`° q P ^! s species will be pro- servation at Swindon and North ment."
There is no car parking near the
How to find ^^ ^ vided by the Corn- Wiltshire schools between 28 Feb- site. Participants are asked to walk
Purton '%/ood , ^^ munity Forest, all ruary and 4 March.
you need to do is Kavita Heyn of the Woodland or cycle toMouldenHill,orusethe
a d & i ^ bring your own Trust, who own the site, said the free park and ride service from the
pat
and footpath/ F spade, wrap up day is an opportunity to discover ArclightBuilding(formerlyCellu-
cycle ways
warm and wear the beauty of our woodland. "By larOperations)onMeadWaynext
o ^ i your wellies. giving communities the chance to to Peatmoor Lagoon.
There's also a plant trees, the Woodland Trust www.forestweb.org.uk
iscove
chance to discover and Great Western Community
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the latest develop- Forest hope to inspire care for our
ments across the
Great Western
Community Forest,
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including how the RAILWAY SLEEPERS
Purton Wood site
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activities, including
face painting for
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The Forest Cafe
will be on site for 71 Block Paving Landscaping 0 Fencing
the day to serve re- Decorative Stone I General Maintenance
freshments. For a professional and affordable service.
The event is part
of the Woodland free consultation and written quotation
Trust's larger 'Tree