Accrington training group and environment charity team up

Tutors and staff from North Lancs Training Group’s (NLTG) adult learning teams joined members of the Prospects Foundation and the Hyndburn community to help plant 120 buckthorn plants at the top of Pleck Meadow to attract the Brimstone butterfly back into the habitat.

They also helped plant approximately 100 hawthorn plants at Arden Hall which will help the environmental impact of the area.

The NLTG team had a great day working on the PROSPECTS Foundation TreeACTION project (Image: North Lancs Training Group)

The TreeACTION project is part of a local climate emergency action programme which has seen the Prospects Foundation and Hyndburn Council plan a programme to engage local people in planting trees and regenerating existing woodlands in the borough.

At least 15,000 trees are being planted as part of the project, while talks, events, and training sessions are also taking place to help locals learn more about the causes of climate change.

At NLTG, employees are allowed to take two days per year to volunteer on programmes like the TreeACTION project, which is part of the training provider’s wider wellbeing initiative.

The NLTG team took part in the community project as part of their volunteering initiative (Image: North Lancs Training Group)

Alongside the planting, the NLTG team were guided around the coppice to take a closer look at the landscape and how the work being achieved by the TreeACTION project will ensure the environment is passed on safely to future generations.

Carl Morris, adult learning team manager at NLTG, said: "We had a great day with the PROSPECTS Foundation team and it was really rewarding for us as a team to work on what is a wonderful community initiative.

 "Here at NLTG we are passionate about volunteering and helping others, and this was the perfect chance to do so; we are looking forward to getting involved again in the future."