The Voice of Spalding and South Holland
Orchards are to be planted in open spaces in Spalding and Quadring.
It’s part of 140 fruit trees being planted in 13 locations by the authorities that make up the South and East Lincolnshire Local Partnership, including South Holland.
The trees in the area will be planted in Vernatts Green in Spalding and Casswell Drive in Quadring.
The funding of £6,199.04 is from Natural England’s Nature Recovery Network Seedcorn Fund and is an expansion of the ‘Grow The Network’ project set up by East Lindsey District Council.
A spokesman for the partnership said: “Deliveries of the fruit trees to communities across The Partnership began on the February 4, but planting is still ongoing in some sites, with the aim of all the sites to be completed by the end of the month.
“‘The Grow the Network’ project will help to support a wide variety of wildlife, particularly pollinators, and this initiative will contribute to building better linkages in urban areas to assist in the delivery of a Nature Recovery Network – a major commitment in the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan.
“The project will also help volunteers to connect with nature and help train them in new skills such as maintenance and pruning. The project will work with new and existing community groups to engage a wide cross-section of local people, promoting community cohesion and supporting a green recovery from Covid-19.
“In addition, the sites will also play a contributory role in capturing and storing excess carbon from the atmosphere which aligns with Priority 3 of Boston Borough Council’s Corporate Strategy to support positive environmental impact on the Borough, whilst also working in line with East Lindsey District Council Strategic Aim to reduce East Lindsey’s carbon emissions and South Holland District Council’s Strategic Aim to improve the quality of public spaces to be cleaner, greener and safer.”
A joint statement from Councillor Paul Skinner leader of Boston Borough Council, Councillor Graham Marsh, deputy leader of East Lindsey District Council, and Councillor Gary Porter, leader of South Holland District Council said, “This project is a great way for our communities to socialise, build new skills and help improve our environment with orchards that everyone can benefit from.
“We would like to say a big thank you to all the volunteers who have already helped bring this project to fruition.”
