Trees to be planted alongside Melton’s River Eye

Trees are to be planted at different sites alongside a river which runs through Melton as part of a new environmental initiative.
By Nick Rennie
Published 14th Dec 2020, 09:37 BST
A family boating trip on the River Eye in Melton during this summer - trees are to be planted at 11 sites alongside it as part of a green initiative EMN-201214-093156001A family boating trip on the River Eye in Melton during this summer - trees are to be planted at 11 sites alongside it as part of a green initiative EMN-201214-093156001
A family boating trip on the River Eye in Melton during this summer - trees are to be planted at 11 sites alongside it as part of a green initiative EMN-201214-093156001

The scheme will see 13.56 hectares (around 33 acres) of trees put in across 11 discrete sites around the River Eye.

It is being paid for through funding of £124,500 awarded to the Trent Rivers Trust by the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund.

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This project supports nature-based projects to restore nature, tackle climate change and connect people with the natural environment.

Rutland and Melton MP, Alicia Kearns, said: “I welcome this significant boost to local ecology which will also support green jobs in our area.

“I’m grateful to the Trent Rivers Trust for working to transform our landscape and improve local air quality.”

The River Eye is one of 68 projects that will see over 800,000 trees planted to help restore damaged habitats such as moorlands, wetlands and forests.

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