Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust launches "Dedicate a Tree" scheme
A local charity is offering individuals and businesses the chance to make their mark on the Yorkshire Dales landscape by dedicating a tree in a new woodland.
Almost 2,000 native sapling trees were planted on the edge of Ingleton in the winter of 2012/13, creating a young woodland called Greenwood Leghe which, in years to come, will go on to become a vibrant habitat for a wide variety of flora and fauna.
It’s part of the ongoing efforts of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT) who, by working with partners and landowners like the Stocks family of Greenwood Leghe Holiday Home Park in Ingleton, have helped to plant more than 1 million native broadleaf trees so far across the dales and surrounding areas.
The Trust would like to invite people to give a donation and dedicate a tree to remember the life of someone special or to celebrate an important occasion such as a birth, wedding, anniversary, company milestone or other occasion.
David Sharrod, YDMT Director, said: “We would love people to get involved and support the Yorkshire Dales landscape. Planting a young tree is a special thing to do, particularly as the benefits will only really be enjoyed by future generations. A small donation today can help us make a significant and enduring difference to the landscape and environment.”
The team at YDMT has already set the ball rolling by dedicating the first of the young trees at Ingleton to players of People’s Postcode Lottery who have raised £377,332 to support the work of the Trust to date.
David added: “Players of People’s Postcode Lottery have raised an incredible amount of money to support our efforts to care for the landscape, environment and communities of the Yorkshire Dales. As a small token of our gratitude for this vital support we have dedicated ten trees as a lasting tribute to all players of People’s Postcode Lottery.”
Kate Pearson, Acting Head of Charities at People’s Postcode Lottery, said: “We are delighted that our players have been able to support Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust in their attempts to preserve the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. On behalf of People’s Postcode Lottery I would like to thank YDMT for their kind gesture of dedicating ten trees to our players.”
For more information, or to dedicate a tree please click here to visit the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust website.
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[News item based on press release supplied by the The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust, posted August 2013.]
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