Tree planting day a huge success

THE Northern Devon Coast and Countryside Service has joined forces with the BBC's Breathing Places campaign to help set a new world record for the number of trees planted in one hour across the country.

Landowners and community groups across North Devon's Biosphere Reserve were invited to apply for up to 200 free trees each including oak, ash, hazel and alder saplings. More

Tree O'clock - time to break a world record - North Devon Journal 10/12/09

Bideford People Community Groups Get Together for Record Breaking ...Impressed with the number of people involved Tom Hynes from North Devon's Biosphere Reserve said "I was delighted to see such a huge response to this world ...

More (from North Devon Gazette 11/11/09).