The newly-appointed Frome Mayor, Cllr Anita Collier has been out and about nurturing some of the young trees planted by the council earlier this year.

Nub News has also been checking out the saplings - around 500 of them in the field below the allotment site on Birchill Lane.

The Frome Mayor was at the other site - around 700 trees planted at Weylands. She said: " Sadly some were sabotaged and some have died through the heat of the summer but there are still plenty that are growing well. "

Frome Town Council planted over a thousand trees back during the February half-term.

The environmental team have asked Frome residents to help at the Weylands site saying " If you have a spare moment over the next week or two, we would love for you to help out and get involved in mulching and watering the trees. Some have already been done, however there are many more that need some immediate attention."

The 'Wild about Trees' project has ambitious tree planting targets. The planting at Weylands aims to create one or two new woodland areas, whilst keeping grassed spaces next to the main path for play and recreation. Birchill will see the planting of a native woodland copse below the allotments with species suitable for the riverside field.

The Woodland Trust charity supplied the native UK species, which includes common oak, rowan, wild cherry, beech, silver birch as well as shrubs such as hawthorn and guelder rose.

Frome Town Council's Environment Manager Chris Stringer said at time of the February planting: "We're passionate about our trees here in Frome; whether that's planting them or protecting them. These trees will not only help in our fight against climate change but will also create habitats for wildlife, increasing the biodiversity of the area."

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