Here is a message from North Tawton Environmental Trust who
would like our help with tree planting on 28/29 March. If you would
like a lift from Crediton on 28th, contact John Craythorne via the
link on the right.
'North Tawton Environmental Trust is a locally based registered
charity involved in conserving, protecting and improving the
natural and physical environment of North Tawton and its
surroundings. We formed in the mid 1990s as a group of local people
with a common interest in environmental issues and have been
involved in many projects over the years including enhancement
schemes and practical tasks, supply of compost bins, water butts
and kitchen waste caddies, also research and studies of parish
wildlife and renewable energy feasibility. We ran a Community
Composting scheme using an electric vehicle for a number of years
and assisted with North Tawton's plastic waste collection until
West Devon Borough Council took both of these up borough wide. We
had a chemical free vegetable growing project in our two large
polytunnels but we have sadly just lost our site within the town
for this.
The Trust owns a 2 acre field on the outskirts of North Tawton
which was purchased thanks to a generous legacy from a former
trustee, John Wright. We aim to establish this as a nature reserve
and community woodland according to his wishes. We successfully
applied for a grant of 420 trees from the Woodland Trust which will
be arriving in March. These are a mixture of hawthorn, dogwood,
wild cherry, silver birch, rowan, hazel, blackthorn, oak, crab
apple, downy birch, holly and goat willow. We are planning to have
a planting weekend on 28th and 29th March, weather permitting. We
would welcome any volunteers to assist at any time during the
weekend and we hope to be able to provide light refreshments.
Please email
ntenvirotrust@gmail.com for
directions to site and please bring a spade or fork!'