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Seed Gathering Season is here!

Thu, 2010-09-23 (All day) to Sat, 2010-10-23 (All day)
The Tree Council's Seed Gathering Season -launched on Wednesday 23rd September and going through until 23rd October -is already in full swing, with coordinated events and informal activities taking place all over the country. Events run by the Tree Council's member organisations, it's volunteer Tree Wardens and other supporters, are currently taking place throughout the country (see www.treecouncil.co.uk for details)
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Trees: just what the doctor ordered
Published by Ingeborg on Wed, 2010-09-29 11:53

The National Health Service is drawing up plans to plant 1.3 million trees on its hospital and health centre lands after research has shown that trees not only improve staff morale but can also speed up patient recovery times.

A group calling itself NHS Forestry – with a logo “growing forests for health” – has already started work on pilot schemes in partnership with the Woodland Trust and the Oxford-based charity Campaign for Greener Healthcare.

Link:
Yorkshire Dales Country News
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Report claims parks help kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Published by Ingeborg on Thu, 2010-07-29 10:37

A new report from the UK body for public health specialists has found that parks aren't just good fun, they are also good for the nation's health.
Link:
Read the article in Horticulture Week
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How fruit trees in Indian village save girls' lives
Published by Ingeborg on Mon, 2010-07-19 11:28

In India, where boys have traditionally been preferred over girls, a village in Bihar state has been setting an example by planting trees to celebrate the birth of a girl child.

In Dharhara village, Bhagalpur district, families plant a minimum of 10 trees whenever a girl child is born - and this practice is paying off.
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Read the full article here
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Northfield hospital plants a tree for every member of staff in new green scheme
Published by Ingeborg on Fri, 2010-07-16 15:59

You can’t see the wood for the trees at a Birmingham hospital that is piloting a new NHS Forest scheme.

Northfield’s Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, which is known locally as The Woodlands, is taking part in a project to plant a tree for every health worker in the NHS.

Coordinated by the charity Campaign for Greener Health, 1.3 million trees will be planted nationally to increase the amount of green spaces at health trusts.
Link:
News article
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NHS Forest links with the Climate Change Health Project run by Greater Manchester Public Health Team
Published by sarah on Fri, 2009-10-30 11:41

The Campaign for Greener Healthcare (now the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare) has partnered with the Climate Change Health Project run by the Greater Manchester Public Health Team. The aim of the project is to promote the NHS Forest and to encourage more Trusts to sign up to the scheme, by raising awareness of the issues.
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Acorn collecting by school children at Birmingham Pilot Site
Published by sarah on Wed, 2009-10-21 17:42

Birmingham's Royal Orthopaedic Hospital organised for children at a nearby primary school to carry out acorn collecting on 5 October 2009. It was a highly successful event, with local children taking away acorns to plant at their school.

It is hoped that by next year there will be a number of saplings to put into the ground at the hospital.
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Launch of The NHS Forest

Tue, 2009-10-06 11:00 to 14:30
The NHS Forest Launch is to be held to celebrate the NHS Forest and to showcase the work carried out so far at the pilot sites around the country. It will provide the publicity and impetus for Trusts throughout the UK to sign up to the scheme.

The NHS is realising that sustainability is part of the core business of the health service rather than a green add-on. It is one of the biggest resource users and carbon generators in the UK and there are many efforts underway both nationally and locally to reduce the carbon footprint.
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Acorn collecting in Birmingham
Published by site manager on Thu, 2009-10-01 13:40

School children local to Birmingham Orthopaedic hospital will begin acorn collecting on the week beginning the 5th October. These acorns will then be used for planting at the hospital or nearby school.
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NHS Forest launch!
Published by root on Thu, 2009-10-01 13:39

he Launch of the NHS Forest will be at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital on Tuesday 6th October. Anyone working in healthcare, a patient or from the wider community who is interested in the Forest is very welcome!
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Latest News

Seed Gathering Season is here!

Trees: just what the doctor ordered

Report claims parks help kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

How fruit trees in Indian village save girls' lives

Northfield hospital plants a tree for every member of staff in new green scheme

NHS Forest links with the Climate Change Health Project run by Greater Manchester Public Health Team

Acorn collecting by school children at Birmingham Pilot Site

Launch of The NHS Forest

Acorn collecting in Birmingham

NHS Forest launch!

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