MORE than 2,000 native broadleaved trees are being planted on Dartmoor this week which is National Tree Week.
The move is intended to encourage people and organisations to play a part in the planting, care and conservation of woodland and amenity trees.
The first trees were planted by pupils of Chagford Primary School at Brockpark last Friday — more were planted on Saturday at Lower Cherry Brook near Princetown and Hawns and Dendles near Cornwood.
These trees were planted by the International Tree Foundation using saplings grown from acorns previously collected from the site.
Tomorrow (Friday) children from Walkhampton School will be planting trees in the village.
And the week culminates with the planting of 1,600 saplings including oak, ash, rowan, birch, hazel, hawthorn and crab apple trees this weekend at Skaigh Wood near Sticklepath, creating over 2.5 hectares of new native woodland.
This particular project is part of Dartmoor's New Native Woodland Challenge — anyone who would like to help plant the saplings is very welcome to join in between 10am and 4pm this Saturday and Sunday.
Volunteers should park at the rear of Finch Foundry at Sticklepath and follow the signs to the planting site.