Ground Control marks National Tree Week by funding planting projects
- 15,000 trees to be planted near Chelmsford in the latest Evergreen Fund project
- sustainability fund involved in planting 45,000 trees this season
- Ground Control on track route to meeting goal of planting 1m trees by 2025
With National Tree Week (28th November - 6th Dec 2020) almost upon us, Ground Control, the UK’s leading supplier of award-winning landscaping and maintenance services, has announced its involvement in a new project to plant over 15,000 new trees near Chelmsford.
Working together with Essex County Council and the Woodland Trust, the Evergreen Fund – Ground Controls’ unique sustainability fund – will pay the planting and supervision costs of the 15,000 saplings, with work to create two new woodlands at Chelmer Valley commencing next week,
Financed by five percent of Ground Control’s operating profit, the Evergreen Fund specialises in providing seed and growth capital to projects focused on delivering measurable, beneficial and sustainable environmental impact.
Other tree planting projects financed by the Evergreen Fund include:
- The Cotswold Conservation Board
With the popular 'Ourboretum' project encouraging the public to help plant 2,020 trees across Gloucestershire, the fund is providing pots, compost and labels for growing samplings and next year will supply tree shelters and additional trees. In addition, it will provide 1,220 trees and tree protection for a new hedgerow in the Avon District for planting this season.
- Wirral Council
Supplying and planting 1,520 trees together with biodegradable mulch mats at Eastham Country Park during National Tree Week.
- Trent River Trust
Providing 2,000 trees and protection for planting along the River Trent before Christmas, followed by supplying and planting and additional 3,500 trees in January.
- Make It Wild
Providing the trees and labour to help build a ‘super hedge’ of 5,800 trees and hedgerow shrubs in North Yorkshire in January.
"The Chelmer Valley project is a perfect example of the sort of scheme the Evergreen Fund is keen to support,” said Chris Bawtree, Environmental Lead at Ground Control. “The planting will enable the woodlands to provide new multifunctional habitats, benefitting both wildlife and the local community. They’ll contribute to natural flood prevention, increase biodiversity and help Essex County Council meet its sustainability goals.”
“Projects like Chelmer Valley illustrate our core value of caring for the environment" said Ground Control CEO, Simon Morrish. “Tree establishment projects are a great way to offset carbon and support the environment as just one broadleaf tree will absorb up to one tonne of carbon dioxide during its full lifetime.”
“Across all projects, the Evergreen Fund will be involved in planting 45,000 trees this season. Combined with our commercial operations, as a company we’ll double our planting operations this year to 170,000 trees and are set to reach our goal of planting one million trees by 2025.”
