A tree-mendous woodland effort by Perthshire company
ByThe Courier Reporter
Carol Evans, director of the Woodland Trust Scotland, and Les Montgomery, chief executive of Highland Spring Group, planting a sapling in the Ochil Hills.
A leading Perthshire business is celebrating its support for the Woodland Trust by planting 405 trees.
The trees represent the Highland Spring workers, with a tree being planted in the Ochil Hills for every employee.
By planting hundreds of saplings, Highland Spring is helping the Woodland Trust reach its goal of doubling the UK’s native woodland cover by 2050 and protecting and nurturing Britain’s precious indigenous woodlands.
A mixture of birch, rowan, oak, hazel, willow and wild cherry tree seedlings will be planted each well suited to the Ochil Hills’ soil conditions and environment.
Company chief executive Les Montgomery said: “The Woodland Trust is a wonderful charity which works incredibly hard to conserve the UK’s most beautiful woodlands “We are delighted to make a contribution to their goal by hosting today’s tree planting day.
“Planting a tree for every Highland Spring employee goes some way towards showing how committed we are to our partnership with the Woodland Trust.”
A tree-mendous woodland effort by Perthshire company
