MP Sarah Champion backs national drive to plant 50,000 trees

A TREE-planting campaign aimed a growing a greener Great Britain was backed by Rotherham MP Sarah Champion.
Sarah Champion with Liz Ballard and Rob Miller of Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust.Sarah Champion with Liz Ballard and Rob Miller of Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust.
Sarah Champion with Liz Ballard and Rob Miller of Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust.

Grabbing a shovel, the eco-friendly MP planted two silver birch, two rowan, and a hazel at Centenary Riverside nature Reserve. 

Ms Champion said: “I am delighted to be involved in the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy. 

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“I hope the residents of Rotherham will enjoy watching them grow and flourish as part of the Centenary Riverside reserve.”

Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust chief executive Liz Ballard said: “Centenary Riverside is a hidden gem in Rotherham which the trust is really proud to have transformed in recent years, so we’re delighted that it was selected by Sarah as her site of choice for these saplings. 

“I’m looking forward to seeing the trees mature and attract more butterflies, insects and birds to the reserve.”

The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy is a Woodland Trust-backed network of forest conservation initiatives to mark Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth by planting 50,000 saplings across the country.

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