Havant schools, parks and streets to benefit from thousands of new trees
More than £25,000 has been granted to Havant Borough Tree Wardens to plant 5,600 trees in streets, parks, schools and conservation areas.
It is part of the Big Tree Plant, a scheme from Defra and the Forestry Commission, which is giving out £4m over five years to plant one million trees.
Trees to be planted include Crab Apple, Oak, Hazel, Birch and Lime.
Frances Jannaway, co-ordinator for Havant Borough Tree Wardens, spent months working on the bid.
She said: ‘I feel quite relieved to be honest. It took a lot of work to get it all agreed.
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