CHILDREN from a Monmouthshire school have planted 30 saplings as part of a campaign run by one of the UK’s largest woodland conservation charities.

Pupils at Haberdashers’ Agincourt School and Nursery in Monmouth planted the baby oak, silver birch and willow trees donated by the Woodland Trust on Monday morning.

The promotion, which aims to make the UK rich in trees, ties in with this term’s walk in the woods study topic at Agincourt.

Headmistress at the school, Jennie Phillips, said: “The whole school had an assembly about the Woodland Trust and the reasons for us planting the trees.

“The children understand we are planting them for sustainability, to support wildlife and challenge climate change.”

Each class was given four trees to dig holes for in Agincourt’s own meadow area, which is covered with wild flowers to encourage bees, butterflies and insects.

Follow-up activities and lessons for the pupils, aged from three to seven, will include looking at trees grown in the UK and what their wood can be used for.

Agincourt has also registered with the Woodland Trust Green Tree Schools' Award scheme and will be collecting points by recycling, tree planting, championing outdoor learning and appointing eco warriors.

For more information, visit agincourtschool.org