Portchester pupils' big fundraiser for woodland charity

Primary school pupils have raised £500 for the Woodland Trust '“ a conservation charity that plants new trees and protects woodland areas across the UK.
Students from Wicor Primary School in Portchester planting new treesStudents from Wicor Primary School in Portchester planting new trees
Students from Wicor Primary School in Portchester planting new trees

Pupils at Wicor Primary School in Portchester have been selling a vast array of different food and drink, from speciality sausages to homemade cakes and even a special blend of tea.

The students created their own sausages with the help of a local butcher, using garlic mustard that grows naturally in the school grounds.

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After a day of tree planting, headteacher Mark Wildman presented the money to the Woodland Trust.

He said: ‘We have applied for the Woodland Trust’s free trees for schools packs in the past and enjoyed planting them, but decided to take things a step further this year.

‘Every child has helped plant one of the trees and it has given them a real sense of pride.

‘I’ve seen many parents being dragged across a muddy field by their child!

‘It’s given them a real connection with the environment.

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‘We have a very strong environmental curriculum and eventually we’d like to have a specimen of every native tree in our grounds so we can create a living library.’

Outreach adviser at the Woodland Trust Luke Everitt said: ‘We’re very grateful to the school for its generous donation.

‘We will use it to fund further tree planting activity. The school has a beautiful site.

‘It was a pleasure to be able to visit and advise on what would work best for them and to then help them get the whips in the ground.’