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Apr 2021
The eco-business Make It Wild planted its 50,000th tree in the Harrogate district earlier today.
The tree was planted by volunteers at its Dowgill Grange site in Summerbridge, which means the company is now halfway to its goal of planting 100,000 trees in the district by 2030.
Helen and Christopher Neave, who own Make It Wild, estimate their team has planted over 11,000 in the current planting season alone, which began in November and ends soon.
The trees will contribute to the Northern Forest, a government initiative to plant 50 million trees from Liverpool to Hull.
A wide variety of native species have been planted including oak, silver birch, wild cherry, rowan and willow.
Helen said the trees are great for biodiversity and will attract a wide variety of insects and birds.
Helen said as well as capturing carbon dioxide from the amtosphere, the trees will have other benefits including drawing up water from the River Nidd to help alleviate flooding.
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