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Tree Week in Carrickfergus |
Trees Matter — Plant Them
National Tree Week (26 November - 7 December 2008) is an annual festival to mark the start of the tree planting season, and a nationwide celebration of trees and woods. Across the Borough there will be lots of opportunities to plant trees. To celebrate National Tree Week, Carrickfergus Borough Council is inviting everyone to help make trees matter by planting and celebrating trees in National Tree Week.
We would like to hear from any group or individual that would like to take part in National Tree Week. Residents and groups who cannot take part in National Tree Week but would like to plant a tree in their own property can download an application or contact Carrickfergus Museum & Civic Centre. To keep in touch with all Carrickfergus in Bloom activities, join our mailing list.
Help promote Tree Week in your community by downloading the Carrickfergus Tree Week poster.
FACT: In 2006/7 Carrickfergus Borough Council planted 21,000 trees in the Borough and a massive 70,000 since 2000.
FACT: In 2007/8 Carrickfergus Borough Council planted 10,000 trees in the Borough.
To contact Carrickfergus in Bloom by e-mail: Click Here or telephone 028 9335 8039.
Attention all Scout's
As part of the Scout's centenary celebrations, the Woodland Trust and the Scout Association have formed a partnership to provide members of the Scout movement with a number of opportunities to learn about, and engage in, woodland conservation.
Over the next few years, the Woodland Trust, the UK's leading woodland conservation charity, will offer a series of activities and events for packs. This initiative is part of the Trust's Tree For All campaign, which aims to involve one million children in planting 12 million trees.
In 2007 the Woodland Trust would like to offer all Scouts the chance to plant trees as part of the centenary celebrations. More info.
Top Tips for Tree Week
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tree planting tips
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2008 Events |
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Pupils from Woodlawn Primary School plant trees in their school grounds.

Lourdes Primary School tree planting in March.

Tree Week Launch in Model Primary School

Pupils from Whitehead Primary School and Lourdes Primary School plant trees

Carrickfergus Borough Council staff and Councillors get ready to plant some trees for Tree Week
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Native Irish Tree and Hedge Species |
List of Native Irish Tree and Hedge Species to Plant for Tree Week
Native evergreen species include:
Holly (Ilex aquilfolium)
Yew (Taxus baccata)
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo)
Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Native deciduous species include:
Oak (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea)
Elm (Ulmus glabra)
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
Birch (Betula pubescens and Betula pendula)
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Willow (Salix pentandra, Salix alba, Salix caprea and Salix purpurea)
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Whitethorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Irish Whitebeam (Sorbus hibernica)
Gorse (Ulex europeaus)
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
Keep in Touch
To keep in touch with all Carrickfergus in Bloom activities, join our mailing list. To contact Carrickfergus in Bloom by e-mail click here or telephone 028 9335 8039.
The Carrickfergus in Bloom initiative is organised by Carrickfergus Borough Council.
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Carrickfergus Borough Council developed the Carrickfergus in Bloom initiative to brighten up the Borough, to become a Borough of Flowers. Our objective is to make a Brighter Borough for the benefit of all citizens and visitors. The Carrickfergus in Bloom initiative includes the towns of Carrickfergus, Whitehead, Eden and Greenisland.
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