Hundreds of trees planted in Lanarkshire park thanks to community champions

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More than 800 trees were planted in a formerly rundown recreation area thanks to Friends of Dunedin Park.The group formed with the aim of sprucing up the tired 50-year-old play park and their grand plans for the East Kilbride area are coming along nicely.The trees funded by South Lanarkshire Council and the Woodland Trust included Common Alder, Downy Birch, Hazel, Crab Apple and Elder and were planted during National Tree Week (November 27-December 5).The council have also planted seven fruit trees and another six larger trees in the park.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Vice chair Ann McCulloch told Lanarkshire Live: “We applied to the Woodland Trust for trees to plant in the park earlier in the year.“Initially it was 105 trees we were getting but after speaking with ground services, who we work with, they advised that 105 trees wouldn’t be enough so we contacted the Woodland Trust again and asked for more trees.“They gave us 420 – we knew we had a big job on our hands then.“We contacted the arborist at the council and he came out to survey the park, he advised that the trees we would be getting wouldn’t survive in the area we wanted to plant them.“It floods a lot over the paths and we wanted more trees to help with this, so he planned out where to plant them and he arranged for 400 more trees