Pupils became foresters for the day when they helped plant trees at their school.

Tree time - Nicola Dyke and Simon Perry from Dawes Hall Farm help pupils Victoria Hudson, Shannon Day and Lucy Pickering plant a tree at White Court Primary School, Great Notley

Tree experts from Dawes Hall Farm visited White Court Primary School in Ennerdale Avenue, Great Notley, to teach children about trees and their importance to the environment.

They taught them how trees grow and how they play a crucial part in the environment. The pupils then planted trees at the school to create a new nature area.

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Published Friday, January 21, 2005

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