More than 300 trees have been planted at hospital sites in Northumberland to mark National Tree Week.

The UK’s largest annual tree celebration ran from November 25 to December 3.

However, the planting was rescheduled to December 8 due to severe snow showers.

The trees, provided by NHS Forest, an initiative by the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, were planted by 20 volunteers from Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.

They were planted at the sites of the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Hexham General Hospital and Haltwhistle Memorial Hospital.

Managing director, Damon Kent said: "We’re incredibly grateful to have received these trees from NHS Forest.

"We’re committed to improving the surrounding areas of our sites to create a cleaner and greener environment.

"This was a brilliant initiative to be involved in and it’s great to see how successful the day has been.

"We’re looking forward to organising more volunteering days with the team."

The initiative aligns with the trust’s new sustainability strategy; Net Zero Northumbria.

Clare Winter, head of sustainability said: "Greening and adapting is one of our key areas in our new Net Zero Northumbria action plan.

"There are many advantages to planting trees and hedgerows such as providing shade for habitat and reducing air pollution therefore helping us in our fight against climate change."