Tyne Rivers Trust and Ovington Parish Council plant 500 trees

Jenny Dowden is the Volunteer Coordinator from the Tyne Rivers Trust (TRT), who delivered the project to plant the trees and improve the area with Ovington Parish Council.

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Trees planted in Ovington (Image: Tyne Rivers Trust)

She said: "Ovington Tree Project is delivered through Ovington Parish Council which aims to plant trees and hedgerows throughout the parish.

Trees planted in Ovington (Image: Tyne Rivers Trust)

"The Parish Council approached TRT for advice and help with trees along the river. We advised on a hedgerow to be planted between the arable field and the river to reduce any run-off and spray coming from the arable fields, reducing pollution in the river.

"Hedgerows in general are also wonderful habitats and provide vital wildlife corridors for animals.

"Over 500 hedgerow trees were planted on Saturday, November 26 and a further 1,000 will be planted in February. This work was done by the Tree Projects volunteers as well as TRT volunteers. The hedgerow is near Ovingham First School along the main River Tyne.

"There was bracken along this stretch which was becoming more dense and starting to outcompete other plants in the area, we worked to clear this for the hedgerow and to improve the biodiversity of the area," she said.