LAMERTON Church of England Primary has won £300 and been named the ?Gold Oak? winner in the West Devon Yellow Woods Challenge.
The simple, educational and fun environmental initiative is run by Yellow Pages, the Directory Recycling Scheme and the Woodland Trust working with West Devon Borough Council.
Sixteen local schools have been competing in the challenge, which encouraged schoolchildren to collect old Yellow Pages.
The schools have collected 5,813 old directories for recycling into animal bedding by the Cornwall Paper Company.
The top local honours went to Lamerton School for collecting more than 32 old directories per pupil.
Mary Tavy and Brentor Primary School came second, receiving £200 and a ?Silver Birch? certificate, whie third place went to Spreyton Primary School which receives £100 and a ?Bronze Beech? certificate.
Yellow Pages will also dedicate a tree in a Woodland Trust wood to Mary Tavy and Brentor Primary School for collecting 1,365 directories, the most in total.
All participating schools in the West Devon area will be entered into the Yellow Woods Challenge UK finals in October where they will compete with up to 1,200 schools from across the country to win cash prizes of up to £2,000.
For every pound Yellow Pages awards to schools in prize money, a matching pound is given to the Woodland Trust to help protect native woodland.
In addition to the cash prizes, the top six schools will each receive a Woodland Trust ?Wild about Woods? pack to teach children about ancient woodland and every participating school will be given a certificate featuring Kirk, the Challenge campaign mascot.
All participating schools have been given free educational materials containing fun environmental activities to teach children about recycling and woodland conservation.
Jane Savage, waste reduction and recycling officer with West Devon Council, said: ?The Yellow Woods Challenge has been a huge success in this area. Schoolchildren have had great fun recycling old directories and learning about the environment and woodland.
?It has also been a great opportunity for the council to raise the profile of recycling locally.?
Richard Duggleby, head of external relations at Yell, publisher of Yellow Pages directories, said: ?This year?s Yellow Woods Challenge aims to build on the success of last year and the results from West Devon prove that young people in the UK are committed to making a difference to their environment.?
RIGHT: Lamerton pupils (right) and Mary Tavy and Brentor pupils celebrate their win with mascot ?Kirk? from Yellow Pages.