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TREE PLANTING POINTERS… RIGHT TREE
RIGHT PLACE Trees are best planted when they are dormant as they are less likely to be damaged – hence during the winter season. It’s important to choose the right variety. Different trees have different purposes and needs, so choose your species according to the land you have and what you want from your trees. Native species are always best. Remember a tree will always (hopefully) grow, so look up and down for interference of utility lines and what size the tree will be. Don’t forget it’s important to look after young trees and encourage growth ensuring weeds are removed and roots are established. For a compre- hensive guide to planting trees
look for the planting in-
structions on
devonwildlifetrust.org Check
Treecouncil.org.uk and
Woodlandtrust.org.uk for advice on everything from species selection and financial support to protection and maintenance.
Don’t forget.
National Tree Week (28 November – 6 December) is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration which marks the
start of the winter tree planting season (November to March each year).
Look to the Skies!
Watch out for the Geminid meteor shower scheduled to take place in the middle of December peaking on the 13 & 14 December. As this meteor shower peaks with the New Moon, conditions are ideal for viewing. So hope for a clear sky and find a good spot away from light pollution in a wide open space and make sure you give yourself enough time for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. At peak time you could see up to 100 meteors per hour.
What is a meteor shower? Meteors – often known as shooting stars - are actually caused
by tiny bits of dust and debris burning up as they hit the earth’s atmosphere, producing a bright streak of light. Shooting stars can be seen on any night but at certain times they occur much more frequently and this is called a meteor shower. For more info check the Royal Observatory Greenwich website. (
https://www.rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory)
Join in the great global nurdle hunt
What is a nurdle? Sometimes called mermaid’s tears, nurdles are small plastic pellets about the size of a lentil. They are used in the production of plastic products but many end up washing up on our shores polluting our environment and threatening creatures and habitats.
● Find your nurdle identification chart online at
nurdlehunt.org.uk
● Head to a beach ● Hunt for nurdles
● Submit your findings online - All you need to tell is how many nurdles you find, where you found them, how long you were hunting and how many people took part.
Note: You are encouraged to submit your findings whether or not you found any nurdles. A nurdle hunt that found no nurdles is important information too!
Download a nurdle identification chart
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