A local woman has planted 60 trees on her land in North Dorset as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy Project.
Tracy Neal has planted oak, beech, chestnut, field maple, alder, walnut and a mix of 120 hedging plants including hawthorn, blackthorn and dog rose.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a tree-planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, which invites people from across the United Kingdom to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.
Tracy, who is joint head of agriculture and rural property at Battens Solicitors, said she was delighted to be part of a national scheme which will benefit the local environment for generations to come.
“Having been bought up on a farm in New Zealand, rural matters – and in particular the environment – has always been important to me,” she said. “As a custodian of the land, I want to ensure that I do all I can
to help preserve the flora
and fauna.
“Taking part in the Queen’s Green Canopy project in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year is really exciting. These trees will be mapped and I hope that planting them will leave a legacy for many generations to come.”
www.queensgreencanopy.org.