Harborough Woodland – Case Studies

The wartime airfield of R A F Husbands Bosworth in 1963 was a wild and open expanse of ground devoid of trees and hedgerows.

On a wonderful weekend in January 2019 a hedgerow was planted to join up with adjacent farms. On maturity, the hedgerow will run for over two kilometers.

The hedgerow will not only help wildlife, and water conservation but will be pleasing to the eye and good for the environment.

The wartime airfield of R A F Husbands Bosworth in 1963 was a wild and open expanse of ground devoid of trees and hedgerows.

On a wonderful weekend in January 2019 a hedgerow was planted to join up with adjacent farms. On maturity, the hedgerow will run for over two kilometers.

The hedgerow will not only help wildlife, and water conservation but will be pleasing to the eye and good for the environment.

Robert Smyth Academy (part of Tudor Grange Academies Trust), has benefited from a strong partnership with the Harborough Woodland. They have been fantastic partners and they share our vision to promote the ecological diversity and the environmental betterment of our school community.

With Kimberley’s co-ordination, we were able to take part in a tree-planting day which led to the planting of over 1,000 new trees on our school estate. The students who took part in the planting of those trees described the day as being inspirational and they all felt a sense of accomplishment in the way that they had been able to contribute to making their community a better place for the future.

As a result of our work with Harborough Woodland, we have been further inspired to become an even greener school and we have established a student-led environmental committee which is facilitated by an Eco-Schools Ambassador.

This summer, Robert Smyth Academy was awarded the prestigious Eco-Schools Green Flag for our work and this would not have been possible without the partnership with Kimberley and Harborough Woodland.

Dan Cleary, Robert Smyth Academy Principal

This summer, Robert Smyth Academy was awarded the prestigious Eco-Schools Green Flag for our work and this would not have been possible without the partnership with Kimberley and Harborough Woodland.

Dan Cleary, Robert Smyth Academy Principal

A great day was had by all, with the next generation getting stuck into planting trees and learning about the environment.

Harborough Woodlands organised a fantastic Family Tree Planting day at our school, which enabled our children and their families to be involved in planting 423 trees all around our school grounds.

The children have since been so invested in watching the trees grow and Harborough Woodland have been very supportive in helping us to ensure that the trees have continued to thrive.

Harborough Woodlands’ planting day was an excellent community event for our school, and its impact continues to grow with our trees, which will be part of the landscape of our school for future generations.

Harborough Woodlands organised a fantastic Family Tree Planting day at our school, which enabled our children and their families to be involved in planting 423 trees all around our school grounds.

The children have since been so invested in watching the trees grow and Harborough Woodland have been very supportive in helping us to ensure that the trees have continued to thrive.