Trees for Congleton
Planting Season Winter 23/24
For September, October & November we have been going back to last season’s sites and doing maintenance including weeding, mulching and trimming.
If you can help, please bring wear gloves, wellies or boots, and appropriate clothing for the weather. Bring spade, trowel, hand fork, secateurs if you have them – but it is also OK if you don’t have any tools, they can be provided!
We also have a WhatsApp group that we use for updates, especially at the last-minute due to weather or other factors influencing plans – if you want to join the WhatsApp group, please send a mobile number to the email address above.
Trees for Congleton is currently consulting on planting proposals for a number of green spaces in West Heath – the largest is the area off Sycamore Avenue/Chestnut Drive/Beech Close/Laburnum Close and Poplar Close. There are two smaller sites off Chestnut Drive, two off Hawthorne Close, and one-off Ullswater Drive/Sandbach Road. See below for details. The Tree Council has agreed to fund all the planting costs under its Branching Out grant scheme.
Please view the consultation pages to have your say!
PLANTING / MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME
All sessions will be from 10 am to 12 am unless otherwise notified. For details of location or other queries, email treesforcongleton@gmail.com or contact us via the Facebook Page.
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Note: All sessions are from 10.00-12.00 am unless otherwise indicated. New volunteers welcome. Bring gardening gloves, spade, wellies or boots, and expect to get muddy!
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DATE |
VENUE |
TASK |
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March |
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Thurs 7th |
Havannah Village nature park, Eaton. |
Setting out, preparation for planting |
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Fri 8th |
Congleton War Memorial Hospital |
Complete hedge planting at front (7 m) if turf removed |
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Sat 9th |
Havannah Village nature park, Eaton. Meet at entrance on Havannah Lane (access from Macclesfield Road only) |
Hedge and whip planting |
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Sun 10th |
Havannah Village nature Park, Eaton. Meet as above |
Hedge and whip planting |
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Tues 12th 1.30 pm |
Hall Farm Swettenham. Meet at Keeper’s Cottage, Swettenham Road (limited parking so contact treesforcongleton@gmail.com so lifts can be shared) |
Helping team from Apex Molecular Ltd to plant hedge and hedgerow trees on farm. |
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Thurs 14th /Fri 15th TBC |
29-31 Chestnut Drive |
Preparation for planting |
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Sat 16th |
29-31 Chestnut Drive |
Hedge and tree planting |
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Sun 17th TBC |
Congleton War Memorial Hospital |
Continuation of hedge planting next to cul-de-sac leading to Bunts Lane, if turf removed |
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Wed 20th |
Hall Farm, Swettenham (location and arrangements as for Tues 12th) |
Helping team from Desoutters to plant hedge and hedgerow trees on farm |
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TBC |
Senior Bird Bellows, Radnor Park industrial estate |
Helping with hedge planting on SBB site? |
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Sat 23rd |
TBC |
Any other outstanding tasks |
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Sun 24th |
TBC |
As above – could include reorganisation of tree nursery at Vale Allotments. |
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Wed 27th 9.30 am |
Havannah Village nature park, Eaton |
Helping team from Kanga Health to plant standard trees on green space. |
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END OF PLANTING SEASON |
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Site Plans/Consultations
The new planting sites will be listed here, with a link to each for more information so that you can give feedback. All sites will be subject to consultation. Neighbours will be contacted directly, and all residents can give their feedback via this website. Check back to see what new sites will be added for the 2023/24 season.
Completed 22/23
Here is a list of sites we have already planted, but you can still get involved! Would you like to become a ‘friend’ of a site near you and help to look after the young trees and hedges? Please sign up on the relevant page below. Thank you!
