The Bollington Carbon Revolution (BCR) and Kerridge Ridge Ingersley Vale Countryside and Heritage Landscape Partnership Scheme (KRIV) project teams have joined forces to provide the local community with a tree-planting scheme.
This scheme is open to anyone who wishes to devote a tree as a great gift for a loved one or in an attempt to absolve some of the guilt you may be feeling due to a long haul flight!
What a great gift for a resident of Bollington to receive, imagine receiving a tree as a gift which you can literally see growing year after year, a legacy which the BCR and KRIV hope will last long after we have gone.
Enhanced local environment
Residents of Bollington, will receive an extra special benefit from this work, as all trees devoted through this scheme will be planted in Bollington (see map below), creating not only environmental benefits but also enhancing our visual landscape.
All the trees planted will be native species including, Birch, Ash, Oak, Blackthorn and Hawthorn. With approximately 500 trees planned to be planted and 600m of hedgerow.
How much will it cost?
The cost for the trees is set at £10 per tree, and all we ask is you print and complete the order form, and send your completed form in the post with a cheque for the total amount. Forms will also be available in the Discovery Centre and the Bollington Library.
What happens to the money?
All funds are made payable to the Bollington Civic Society, and once your form and payment have been received, a pack will be posted out to you including:
- A personalised certificate; and
- Information regarding the tree planting scheme and KRIV; and
- Information on the BCR and local community work; and
- A map identifying approximately where your tree will be planted.
All revenue generated through this scheme will be split 50/50 between the BCR and KRIV projects (funds held and officiated by the Bollington Civic Society). The resulting revenue will then be used to further local community and environmental projects. Both the BCR and KRIV are not for profit groups, and all work is completed by volunteers aiming for a better local and global environment.
Tree planting
You have the option to either allow the KRIV / BCR team to plant your tree on a rolling basis throughout the year, or actually visit the nominated sites on dedicated tree planting sessions (23rd Nov 2007 / 15th Feb 2008). Places on the open tree planting sessions are strictly limited as the sessions are run by a limited number of volunteers, however, we will try to accommodate as many as possible.
If interest in the tree planting sessions is high, the BCR / KRIV project teams will review the situation, with the aim to providing additional sessions throughout the year and give you the opportunity to come along.
Carbon Offsetting or just doing the right thing?
This scheme does not intend to pave the way for a carbon-offsetting (sequestration) scheme, nor do we endorse this type of scheme as a way of offsetting. The BCR are trying to tackle our energy use and change behavioural aspects of the way we live, not simply absolve ourselves from the impact we have on the environment through a one off payment.
That said the BCR does acknowledge the benefit that carbon sinks such as forests can make to our environment, both as an amenity and as a carbon sink. This scheme also benefits from assurance that the trees planted will stay in place without disturbance from development due to the nature of their location, either protected through planning or due to the topography of the land.
KRIV website
