Around 30 people turned out to plant the trees on Saturday morning, an event which also heralded the start of National Tree Week and celebrated progress made so far on Point and Sandwick Trust’s Croft Woodland Project.
The mix of birch, rowan, hazel, hawthorn, holly and crab apple will eventually provide shelter for the football pitch.
They were donated by Woodland Trust Scotland and it was fitting that Carol Evans, its director, was there to help with the planting. She was in Lewis to receive a £29,000 cheque at the Point and Sandwick Trust AGM.
The money is a half-
Viv Halcrow is in post for five years as a project officer to give advice and practical help on tree planting and guide people through the funding application process.
So far this year, 175 people have expressed an interest in tree planting in the Outer Hebrides. While 36 have been in Point, the rest are located through all the islands, down to Barra, and Viv has made 101 site visits.
As a result, six forestry grant schemes will be submitted this winter, plus seven Woodland Trust schemes., mainly for broadleaved, deciduous trees.
More than 400 trees have been planted at Ionad Stoodie in Point in an event organised by Point Sport and Recreation Association and tied in with the AGM of Point and Sandwick Trust.
Hundreds of trees planted at football club
29 November 2016