Mid Suffolk District Council is encouraging Parishes to plant trees and wildflowers

It has been announced that Mid Suffolk District Council are launching a programme of tree planting across our area, and they have written to Parish and Town Councils offering free trees and hedgerow plants.

The trees and shrubs can be planted pretty much anywhere, on council, parish, church and even private land, and applications should include details about the area of land available, and any indications of the age and species of trees you would like to plant (for example, this could be new hedgerows, creating orchards, or planting to fill gaps in an existing tree or hedge row line).

Applications for more mature tree planting on the edge of developed areas, in towns or villages or as focal points in green open space are welcome.

The Parish Council is keen to encourage residents to offer suggestions, and will be consulting with the village's tree warden, Ginny Taylor, to see what might be done.

Alongside this, the District Council are planning to sew wildflowers in appropriate locations, and are encouraging suggestions with the intention of establishing wildflower patches next spring. Sowing will take place in the autumn.

The Parish Council can be reached at pc@creetingstpeter.suffolk.gov.uk