Get your free tree from Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
1st March 2022
It’s MARCH and we’re mad about TREES
Do you have a tree in your garden?
We all love trees. You might think that your garden is too small or that if it grows to big it will cause problems.
However, with the right choice of tree, you can bring so much wildlife into your garden and help towards reducing the effects of climate change.
Rowan (also called mountain ash), field maple, bird cherry and birch are ideal small trees for front or back gardens, providing shelter in the winter and shade in the summer. Rowan and bird cherry have wonderful berries in autumn that are feasted on by blackbirds, thrushes, and starlings
This March, the Roseworth Wildlife Champions Project has 100 tiny tree saplings of these native tree species in the Wildlife Trust Tree Nursery for Roseworth Residents. The saplings are only 15 cm tall and even be planted in a large pot whilst they are getting established. We will even come and help you plant it, choosing the best spot for you.
Claim your tree by contacting Sue Antrobus at the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust
email : santrobus@teeswildlife.org or telephone : 07736895172
Wondering which tree you’d like? Let’s help you choose…..
Rowan
An elegant tree, with delicate foliage. In spring sprays of creamy blossoms form clusters of bright scarlet autumn berries. The berries are a favourite food of birds, especially blackbirds and thrushes. You may even get waxwings and fieldfares visiting. In the olden days it was planted outside farmhouses to protect the households from bad luck thrushes.
Downy Birch
A slender tree with a light canopy and elegant, drooping branches. Its diamond-shaped leaves turn golden in autumn and its seeds are a favourite with greenfinches.
Bird cherry
An ideal cherry for medium sized gardens! Clusters of tiny white flowers appear in May and June. And whilst the blossoms are not as flamboyant as flowering cherries its almond scented flowers are rich in nectar for bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. In autumn its dark purple/ black fruits are too bitter for humans but are goggled up by grateful garden birds
Field Maple
This compact rounded tree has with attractive 5-lobed leaves that turn a rich golden yellow – a real autumn stunner. A fantastic tree for the garden wildlife especially ladybirds and also caterpillar and aphids which in turn are food for songbirds
