Tree O'Clock
On 5 December 2009, we joined in with the BBC's Tree O'Clock world record attempt, to try and beat the record for the most number of trees planted in one hour.
Woodlands and forests are some of Britain's best habitats for biodiversity, and as trees grow they take up carbon dioxide and so help fight climate change.
Pembrokeshire Coast
Five sites across Pembrokeshire were planted with trees, with 146 people digging in to help.
1000 trees were planted at Penlan by 31 volunteers, including some by retiring Chief Executive of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Nic Wheeler. Nic asked his son Andrew to come back in another 60 years time and tell his grandchildren about the day he planted the trees with his father.
75 people helped plant 1250 native trees at Gumfreston near Tenby, and Waun Bayvil, Solva and Pembroke School grounds have also got new trees growing.
Pictures: Left - voluteers at Penlan, Middle - the newly planted trees at Gumfreston, Right - Nic Wheeler (left) and his son Andrew (right).
Lake District
Volunteers planting at Yewbarrow (top), the view at Yewbarrow (bottom).
New trees were planted at a variety of sites across the Lake District.
A crowd of 70 people braved the rain at Masmill oakwood in Whinlatter to plant 350 new trees. The Bassenthwaite Reflections project is a Heritage Lottery funded programme of community projects backed by a number of partners including the Lake District National Park.
Bassenthwaite Reflections volunteers also helped plant 979 trees at Trotter's World of Animals in Bassenthwaite, and 1000 trees at Shundraw Farm in St John's in the Vale.
And 200 sessile oaks were planted at Yewbarrow, from acorns collected at the site two years ago when it was a mast year. 35 kilos of acrons were sown directly on the site two years ago, so the 200 new trees were used to fill in any gaps! This wood is fenced off from deer and managed by the Lake District National Park as a forest reserve for wildlife and landscape. The mixture of yew, oak and juniper is so important it is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
Broads
About 100 volunteers, staff and members of the public gathered at Whitlingham Country Park in the Broads.
They planted 1000 trees in the world-record hour, and about 200 more trees have been planted since!
The Broads Authority manages Whitlingham, so any trees that fail will be replaced and the new woodland will be managed as it grows.
Marley, Luke, Elsie and Becca Scriven planting trees
Exmoor
Exmoor National Park joined forces with the National Trust and the Crown Estate's Dunster Estate, to plant 290 oak trees in Dunster Forest.
Dunster First School, Dunster First Scouts and a group organised by the Mosaic Project all helped the Exmoor Conservation Volunteers with the planting, which will help link up existing oak woodlands, creating wildlife corridors.
Exmoor Conservation Volunteers
Dartmoor
10 young people from the Youth Open Space International Club planted 75 trees at Smiths Wood on the edge of Dartmoor.
Javid Haydari, 17, helped organise the session. He said "it was great working as a team; despite the rain! It was good so many of the boys got up on a Saturday to help."
The planting session was just one of the projects organised by the Mosaic Project, which works with groups who face barriers in accessing National Parks.
