A Tiny Forest has been planted in Buckingham.
Residents were joined by Mayor Cllr. Margaret Gately, Earthwatch Europe and Buckinghamshire Council to transform a plot the size of a small tennis court in Bourton Park.
Around 600 native saplings from English Oak and Silver Birch to Hazel, Hawthorn and Goat Willow were planted in the fast growing and dense forest. The space was finished off with a dense layer of mulch, an information board and two rustic wooden benches.
Tiny Forests store carbon in trees, mitigate flooding and heat stress, attract wildlife, improve air quality and provide an accessible green space and outdoor classroom for local communities to connect with nature.
The forest at Bourton Park, which is funded through the Local Authority Treescapes Fund secured by Buckinghamshire Council, will be the second Tiny Forest in Buckinghamshire after Princes Risborough’s Forest, which was planted in February this year.
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