Come along to Clophill Lakes to help the Greensand Trust and the local community plant 1000 trees, 8000 have already been planted since autumn. Although the CITO is scheduled 10am-12pm, tree planting will continue until 3pm, and you are welcome to stay as long as you wish.
Tools will be provided, but if you do have your own spade please bring it along as tools are limited.
Planting instructions will be given.
Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather as conditions can be wet and muddy.
There is a ten minute walk to the planting area.
No toilets available on site.
Under 18s need to be supervised by an adult.
Clophill Lakes is the site of a former Fuller’s Earth quarry worked by Laporte until production ceased in 2000 and the site has remained effectively closed to the public since then. In 2017, L&Q Estates put in a successful planning application to enable future public access to the site through development and selected The Greensand Trust to receive the land. In the absence of public access, a wide variety of species have taken up residence from otters, sand martins and dragonflies in the wetlands, to skylarks and wildflowers in the grassland areas. During the current development stage, the Clophill Lakes site is strictly closed to the general public for safety, and to protect the ecology of the site.
This is a great opportunity to get involved in the creation of a new nature reserve in Central Bedfordshire, which is set to open next year.