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We're planting 1400 trees across Northfield. This will include over 30 community orchards. Does this sound like something you want to get involved in? Well there's plenty of ways you can help: Sponsor a tree We've been part funded to plant these trees but we still need people who are willing to help us invest into our community. Provide a location As you can imagine this amount of trees needs a significant amount of land! Do you work with or have links with a community organisation (schools, churches, park groups etc..) who you think would be interested in having their own orchard, then please contact us at luke.pearson@northfieldecocentre.org. If you're thinking about setting up a community orchard and want to know more about the benefits click here for a How To guide produced by the government.   The current total of trees the Ecocentre has helped to plant is:-

• 157 Fruit Trees
• 314 Whips

Total = 471 Trees  The Sites So far Northfield Ecocentre have already aided a number of sites to plant new trees in their area. These include:-

• Allens Cross Communty Centre & St Bartholemew's Church where 21 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 63
• Crofton Park where 29 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 87
• Turves Green Boys School where 10 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 30
• Kings Norton Nature Reserve where 37 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 39
• The Black Horse Pub where 14 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 42
• Victoria Common where 25 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 75
• St Laurence Junior School where 4 fruit trees have been planted bringing the total of planted trees to 12
• Ley Hill is currently in the process of receiving new trees
• Shenley Academy, Manor Farm and Oddingley Hall are all currently in the planning stages for a number of new trees.

Help us plant the trees Many of the community organisations we're working with may need help planting the trees. If you want to help out in this way then please send your details to luke.pearson@northfieldecocentre.org. The planting season will run from late autumn through to spring. Planting began in National Tree Week 2011 and shall continue onward until 2013
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