New woodlands will be created at two of North Lanarkshire’s country parks.North Lanarkshire Council will plant 20,000 native trees at Strathclyde Park in Motherwell and Palacerigg in Cumbernauld, with a further 20,000 at sites at Low Wood, Cumbernauld and Calderbank, near Airdrie.The 40,000 trees represent the number of primary school pupils in the area, and primary seven pupils will have the opportunity to plant a tree during outdoor education visits to Strathclyde Park in this and future planting seasons.
Species will include Downy birch, Sessile oak, Common alder, Rowan, Gean, Hazel and Hawthorn.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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