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Protect Earth was born in the hills of Cotswolds so it's always a joy to expand our influence here. The windswept hills are devoid of trees, and the once diverse grasslands have been replaced with “improved grass” for grazing, so there is a lot of room to improve the situation.
Avoiding some historic quarry sites, an archeological site, and some underground electric cables, we planted 315 trees on one farm, then their neighbors got in touch looking to rewild some unused parts of their farms. Now we’re creating a wildlife network, connecting all new and existing woodlands and scrubland with shelterbelts and hedgerows.
The planting here was a great time. Half of the village came out to help, including neighboring farmers. They cut back a huge patch of blackthorn to provide wood chip mulch, which we’ve spread around the saplings to keep back competition from the fast growing grass and weeds.