VOLUNTEERS of a climate charity planted 3,500 trees in Dummer last weekend as part of efforts to regenerate hedgerows across the country.

National charity Possible, with the support of Basingstoke climate group Nature Friendly Farming Network, undertook the mammoth task at Dummer Down Farm last Saturday and Sunday in a bid to draw down CO2 from the atmosphere while providing valuable refuges for native wildlife.

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Neil Jones, campaigner at climate charity Possible, said: “Tree-planting is always an enjoyable and rewarding experience for Possible and all of our volunteers.

“This has been a particularly successful session and local residents as well as volunteers all had a blast. Hedgerow regeneration will undoubtedly be a valuable tool as the UK looks to reduce its carbon emissions and restore its native wildlife. By working with the Nature Friendly Farming Network we hope we can help those in the agricultural sector who want to make a change do so and connect communities from all walks of life to the benefit of both the climate and nature.”

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A volunteer from the event said: “I came to this tree planting to do some active climate action. To do something that felt community-based with lots of different people that I know is going to have some kind of practical effect. It's really nice that charities like Possible are organising this kind of thing in different local areas up and down the country.”

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