Dozens of volunteers have helped to plant 650 trees just off the Coast Road in Chirton in North Tyneside.
Schoolchildren, teenagers from the Youth Council and the Young Mayor joined Elected Members, residents, and staff from North Tyneside Council and Northumberland Wildlife Trust, getting their hands dirty and planting the trees.
The trees are a mix of species native to the North East, such as oak, beech, cherry, maple, silver birch, hawthorn and guelder rose.
They’ve been planted in Chollerford Avenue, North Shields, after a resident suggested the site using North Tyneside Council’s tree suggestion form.
The trees will reduce the impact of noise from the Coast Road, remove carbon emissions and air pollution from the atmosphere, and help prevent flooding. Additional woodland will also increase biodiversity and enhance the aesthetic nature of the area.
North Tyneside Council received funding from the North East Community Forest and Trees for Cities for the planting and long-term maintenance of the trees. The project is also being supported by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust.
It forms part of North Tyneside Council's ambitious Carbon Net Zero 2030 Action Plan. North Tyneside Council contributes to and supports the North East Community Forest, and last year planted more than 10,000 trees across 15 hectares in the borough.
