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This is not a drill.

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It's a real emergency.

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Our climate is changing rapidly...

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Our polar ice caps are melting
and our forests are burning...

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..but there is something that can be
part of the solution,

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something that's freely available,
cheap and makes us all happy.

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It's trees.

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But we need to start planting them
quickly before it's too late.

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I'm Chris Packham and tonight,
with a host of other familiar faces,

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we're going to celebrate the wonder
of trees, and in just one hour,

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raise enough money to plant 100,000
new trees across our green

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and pleasant land.

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Good evening and welcome.

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I'm in the heart of the New Forest.

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It's beautiful, isn't it?

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But I have to tell you,
there are problems

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with Britain's woodland.

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We're not planting new
trees quickly enough.

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Forests are being cleared.

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Wildlife is being lost.

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And when it comes to our climate
crisis, there's never been a more

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urgent time to address this issue...

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Our planet is in trouble.

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But, you know, trees can be
part of the solution.

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They soak up carbon emissions,
they help reduce pollution,

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they help stop flooding,
they nurture nature,

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and they make our landscapes
much more resilient.

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So, we need to make a difference,
and tonight, we aim to do just that.

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In the course of the next hour
we want to raise enough money

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to plant 100,000 trees
across the UK.

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I'm going to tell you how you can
take part, how a donation

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of as little as £1.50
will plant a tree.

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Now, come on!

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That's about the same
as a price of a cup of coffee.

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We're going to be celebrating
the wonder of trees and to help us

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do that, we've teamed up
with the Woodland Trust,

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and I'm very pleased to say that
Carol Honeybun-Kelly is here to tell

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us a bit more.

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So, if people donate, where's
their tree going to be, as it were?

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We're sending them anywhere
from Shetland down to Guernsey

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and all points in between.

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It could be any number
of community groups to apply

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to us for trees, WI,
probation service, scouts, guides...

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It could be anywhere.

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And if they apply for the trees,
they clearly want them, so they're

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going to be nurturing them?

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Absolutely, they are.

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We've got lots of
advice on our website.

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And then as the trees arrive,
they have planting instructions,

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care instructions with them.

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Those trees can be with us
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in some occasions, centuries,
so we want to make sure that they

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reach their maturity and do the role
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All excellent stuff.

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So, how do people donate?

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They can donate to
our website tonight.

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So, go and have a look...

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Carol, thank you very much.

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Thank you.

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We'll be hearing more from Carol
and the Woodland Trust

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later in the programme.

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But first, to a broadcasting legend,
a man who loves taking the UK's

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politicians to task,
but what you might not know

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is that he also has a great passion
for British woodland.

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We asked John Humphrys why we should
share his love for trees.

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This is Heartwood Forest,
Heartwood New Forest.

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They started planting these trees
less than ten years ago.

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There are now more
than 600,000 of them...

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..and, in a relatively few years,
they'll be changing,

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because they're growing
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cos this behind me now
is Heartwood's ancient forest.

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And, by golly, we need those trees.

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We need them for our wellbeing.

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We need them for the
future of the planet.

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This forest has been Louise Neicho's
life for nearly ten years.

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She was the project manager
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So, give me an idea of what this
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was like ten years ago.

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What was it?

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Well, all of what we see was arable
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completely bare lands,
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planted 600,000 trees.

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Every single one with
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That's a lot of volunteers!

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It was, yeah!

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So, we did involve 45,000 people.

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Half of those were schoolchildren.

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They're tiny little
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No more than two foot -
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People will say, "This
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it'll take forever "for it to grow
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I know.

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And look at that.

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I know, it's amazing.

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And how long has that taken?

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Well, that one's taken nine years,
which is no time at all, really,

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when you think about it.

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We haven't talked about
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the wildlife in general.

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When we started the Heartwood
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of monitoring all of the species
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that we've found out
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So, the butterfly species
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The bird numbers have
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since the beginning of the project -
literally just in ten years.

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There's no question that trees
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and wildlife above the ground,
but below our feet, trees work

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perhaps even greater wonders.

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Louise is taking me deep
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woodland to tell me how.

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Right, Louise, so this,
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this is ancient woodland as opposed
to ancient trees.

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Yes, that's right.

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What you find in ancient woodland,
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trees that are growing...

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like this one.

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Like this one.

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Actually, it's about the soil.

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So it's the soil that
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It hasn't been ploughed.

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It hasn't been sprayed.

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It's literally always been trees.

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Trees have always been here.

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What we see above ground isn't
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as what is going on underground.

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There's this phrase,
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which refers to that symbiotic
relationship between trees.

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They talk to one another,
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and it's really all about how
they have that exchange.

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They literally communicate
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That is extraordinary.

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They are actually helping
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Yeah, it's a whole community that's
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Ancient woodland is one thing.

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Ancient trees, individual specimens,
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I've come south to just outside
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of this majestic specimen.

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For centuries, this oak
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as "The Majesty" with good reason.

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It's the first time
this man has seen it.

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Rob calls himself a tree hunter.

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He's measured and recorded more
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Take a look at this.

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Wow.

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It's hard to find...

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Totally speechless...

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It is hard to find the words,
but what is it that

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makes it so majestic?

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With ancient trees,
they are just "Wow" trees.

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This is a mere youngster, perhaps.

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The age is quite a discussion
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Go on.

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People think this is, you know,
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Really?

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So, oak trees like to be like this.

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They like to spread and they really
demand a lot of light.

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Yeah, and they're worth it.

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I know that you came
to trees, as it were,

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for very personal reasons.

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I mean, you had a bit
of a breakdown.

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The lifestyle I was living,
the hours we've worked, or work,

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and the pressure we put ourselves
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put us under, can take its toll.

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and, yeah, I just had
a classic burn-out.

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Trees...?

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Saved my life.

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Really?

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It's not an exaggeration.

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Rob had been struggling
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a year until he found solace
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He discovered one on a walk.

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Since then, it's been his life's
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ancient tree in Britain.

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Let's have a look at the other side.

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Just the walking around!

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I mean, the width of it.

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Look at that.

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Wow.

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That's what I've heard about.

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Look at that.

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Oh, my God.

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There's nothing.

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It's just hollow!

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We can get in there.

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You think?

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It's hollowed out.

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There's nothing there in the middle.

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How do you feel about that?

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I'm just in awe.

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I mean, there is...

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It is really hard to find
the words, isn't it?

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And the sunlight on it this morning.

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Oh, isn't it phenomenal?

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We owe an enormous debt of gratitude
to our ancestors who bequeathed us

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this magnificent tree and protected
it over the centuries,

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and we have a huge responsibility
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to do the same for them.

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What a fantastic project
there at Heartwood and such a heart

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warming story from Rob,
as well, shows the true

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wonder of trees.

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And John Humphrys, such
a political heavyweight...

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Who'd have thought that he had
such a love for trees?

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Mind you, he's not the only one.

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I'm going to plant a tree
for each of my friends.

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If you can't plant a tree yourself,
would you send a donation

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to the Woodland Trust cos they're
planning to plant 100,000 trees?

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With deforestation going on so much
all over the world, please try

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and help the Woodland Trust.

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Thanks.

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I have a passion for trees, too,
and earlier this morning I went

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to see my favourite tree
in the whole wide world.

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This is the spot.

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I've got something very
special to show you.

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This is probably my favourite wild
organism on planet Earth.

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It's this magnificent beech pollard
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close to where I live.

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I've seen bigger trees.

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I've seen older trees.

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There are older trees
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This tree is probably
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which means it dates
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back to the time of Henry VIII.

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Try to get your head round that,
you know, that this was a sapling

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growing out of this soil when Henry
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was fighting the Cavaliers.

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It's a piece of history.

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It's a great natural,
national treasure.

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It goes beyond precious.

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Beyond precious...

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It's invaluable and
it's irreplaceable.

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You know, look, if we were to
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we could rebuild it.

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If this comes down,
it can't be replaced.

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I just like being in its presence.

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Must be getting soft...

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Blimey.

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I'm an old punk rocker.

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I've got to harden up.

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I'm going to have to go away
and listen to The Clash.

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So, there you have it.

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We have to plant more trees so that
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a planet fit for future generations
to inhabit, and we can start

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by doing that right now.

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You can donate to have a tree
planted for as little as £1.50.

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Just go to...

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Don't go away.

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Welcome back.

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We're here in the beautiful
New Forest and in this

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programme we're partnering
with the Woodland Trust to raise

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£150,000, which will enable us
to plant 100,000 trees

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in the UK countryside.

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If you'd like to donate,
then please visit...

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Now, the UK is one of the least
forested parts of Europe and very

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sadly, we're still losing trees
from our cities, our

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parks, our roadsides.

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There's a very real danger
we could slip into deforestation

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where we're cutting down more trees
than we're planting.

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Meteorologist Clare Nasir has
been out to find out

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why this is the case,
how we got into this state,

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and, more critically,
how we can rectify it.

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Across the world, we've
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effects of deforestation.

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Swathes of woodland razed, replaced
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ancient rainforests decimated
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and sprawling forests destroyed
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Here in the UK, the destruction
of jungles and rainforests

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may seem a world away,
but it's closer than we think.

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The UK has a long history
of deforestation.

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Experts believe that
thousands of years ago,

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over 90% of the UK was covered
in forest, but with

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centuries of development,
our woodland coverage shrank.

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After extensive felling
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it stood at only 5%.

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Today, it's just 13%.

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The extent of deforestation
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in our ancient woodlands.

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This is Ashenbank Wood in Kent.

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It's centuries old.

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Beautiful forests like this
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of the countryside.

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Now they only make up
about 2% of the UK.

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I've come here today to find out
more about these wonderful forests

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and why they've become such
a rare sight.

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Welcome to Ashenbank.

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Thank you.

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Follow me.

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Claire Inglis is a site
manager for Ashenbank.

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That's beautiful.

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It is a wonderful sight, absolutely.

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It's her job to take care
of this ancient woodland.

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She's going to show me around.

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Oh, Claire, this is such
a special woodland.

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What makes it so special?

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These ecosystems and habitats
are our most diverse in the UK.

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We know that ancient woodlands
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of biodiversity compared
to any other habitat

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found in the UK.

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They've created some
really irreplaceable

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and complex ecosystems,
a whole range of flora,

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fungi and fauna associated
with those environments.

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So, it's a delicate balance between
the environment and what happens

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within the ecosystem for them to not
only survive, but thrive.

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Absolutely.

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They really highly depend on those
ancient woodland habitats.

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In that sense, they're very similar
to the rainforests in that they're

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incredibly biodiverse environments.

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Ashenbank has stood here
for more than 400 years,

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becoming a part of local history,
but woods of this age in the UK have

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declined significantly.

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In fact, over the past 90 years
nearly half have been lost.

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So, why are ancient woodlands
so rare here in the UK?

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So, ancient woodlands have faced
a number of pressures and threats.

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So, we know that ancient woodland
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of the UK currently,
and that's been greatly reduced,

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especially over the last century
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practises, land use change, roads
and infrastructure development.

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All of those pose huge threats
to ancient woodland.

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There's not many ancient
woodlands left in the UK.

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How do we ensure they will
continue to thrive?

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There are a number of ways that we
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So, first and foremost,
we've got to stop cutting it down.

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Also, looking at planting new trees
around ancient woodlands sites.

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They take so long to grow
and evolve and mature.

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You know, we could lose a unique
environment like this forever.

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They're irreplaceable habitats.

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We can't just simply replant
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because of the fact that it takes
hundreds of years to form,

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so it's absolutely imperative
that we fight to protect it.

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The need to plant more trees isn't
just about preserving our past.

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It's also about
protecting our future.

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Trees are a vital weapon in
the fight against climate change...

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..but when it comes to tree coverage
in the UK, we're falling way behind.

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Currently, only 13% of UK land
is covered in woodland.

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France has over twice as much,
with 31% of the land forested,

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and a staggering 68% of Sweden
is woodland, making it the most

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forested country in Europe.

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The Woodland Trust is determined
to increase our forest cover.

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I met CEO Darren Moorcroft
at Langley Vale Wood in Surrey

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to find out why it's so essential.

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We are in the middle of a climate
crisis and I think there's something

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that we need to do both in terms
of reducing our carbon emissions

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in the way we live our lives,
but also there's a very simple

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and easy natural solution that we
should put into the mix of that,

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and that's plant more trees.

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Tell me why.

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Why the tree?

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They are the lungs of the Earth.

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They're taking in carbon dioxide
and they're giving out oxygen

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which we obviously need to breathe.

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How many trees do we
actually need to plant?

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So, the government has committed
in law that there will be net

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carbon zero by 2050.

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That means that they will need
to balance the amount

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of carbon that's emitted
through our lifestyles with ways

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in which we can capture that carbon
and take it back out

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of the atmosphere.

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So, by 2050, we need
1.5 billion trees to be growing

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and we need to do it now.

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The climate crisis may seem
like an insurmountable problem,

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but nature has provided us
with a lifeline in the form

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of amazing trees like these.

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It's now up to us to take it.

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Thanks, Claire.

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Now, I'm pleased to say that I'm
joined again by Carol Honeybun-Kelly

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from the Woodland Trust to give us
a few tree tips.

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You've got a little
tree there, Carol.

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If someone wanted to
plant their own, how

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should they go about it?

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Well, first, you need to look
at the space you've got available.

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Clearly, some trees, oaks and beech,
will go up to 20, 40 metres.

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You don't want to wake up
to a Jack And The Beanstalk scenario

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with an enormous thing
outside your house.

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So, look at the space you've got
and what you want that tree to do,

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but these are really
simple to plant.

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We send them out at one
year's growth, this size,

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for several reasons -
cos we can transport them

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really easily and they're
very simple to plant.

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So, it's not too time consuming
and youngsters can do

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it as well as adults.

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Is this a £1.50 tree?

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This is a £1.50 tree,
and it's what we use in a lot

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of our woodland creation schemes.

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So, absolutely, this
is what you would get.

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Well, I've got a spade
but I'll supervise...

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I'll supervise.

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You do the demonstrating!

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There you go.

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OK.

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There it is.

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So, you can see from that it's
been grown in a cell,

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so it's got really robust roots.

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It will take a little bit
of handling without falling over.

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You don't have to dig a big hole.

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So, a little T-shape
in the soil like that and just

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lever it with your spade.

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And then you can just take it
and gently guide that root ball

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down into the ground.

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It's really important that
when you've done that,

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you mind where you put your wellies,
but you're quite firm

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about pressing it into position,
because this has to make it

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through the whole winter,
so it needs to be firm.

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Its roots need to be
secured in the ground,

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and then come rain or wind,
it will sit there, be ready to take

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off in March, and start growing
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Thank you very much indeed.

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You made it look very simple!

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If you're not into gardening,
though, there is another way that

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you can so easily plant a tree,
and that's by making a donation

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of as little as £1.50.

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Just go to...

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..and then join us back
in the forest after the break.

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Welcome back, and you join us
on a very special evening.

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You see, we're attempting to raise
£150,000 so that we can plant

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100,000 trees across the UK,
and for a donation of as little

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as £1.50 you can plant a single
tree, but for a little bit more,

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you could plant trees
for the whole family.

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What a top idea that would be.

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So, please, keep giving generously
on that Woodland Trust website.

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The details of which are
currently on the screen.

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I'm very pleased to say that I've
been joined by my friend

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and colleague Martin Hughes-Games.

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Martin, you've been digging
into the science of how trees can

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really help the planet.

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I have, Chris.

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I mean, we all know that trees
are great, one way or another,

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but if you look into the science,
get under the bark, if you like,

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then it becomes truly fascinating.

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Have a look at this...

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Every tree is an incredible
scientific machine.

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Get this - an acre of woodland
in a year can absorb as much carbon

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dioxide as a car would produce
travelling 26,000

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miles, that's round
the circumference of the Earth.

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How can they possibly do that?

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Well, it's all down
to the magic of photosynthesis.

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It begins in the roots, where water
is absorbed and carried up

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the trunk to the leaves.

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Air containing carbon dioxide
is taken into the leaves

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through minute pores.

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Now, carbon from the carbon dioxide
combines with water in the leaves

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and energy from the sun,
and results in a number

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of different chemical reactions.

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They in turn turn that carbon
into food and energy for the tree,

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but the by-products are water
vapour and oxygen.

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They're pushed out
through the tree's leaves,

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cleaning the air we breathe,
and all free of charge.

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The scientific wonder of trees
doesn't end with their ability

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to lower our carbon footprint.

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Worldwide, over 4 billion people
are living in urban areas,

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and it's predicted that figure
will rise to almost

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8 billion by 2050.

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Buildings are going up
and temperatures are rising.

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But, amazingly, trees can
help keep cities cool.

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In this image of Manchester
during summer, the city centre

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appears to be almost on fire
compared to its surrounding areas...

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A heat map of London during summer
also shows a sea of red...

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..but a closer inspection shows
small, cooler pockets of green...

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..and these are,
you guessed it, parks.

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Doctor of biological science,
Matthew Tallis, believes this

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evidence proves that trees can help
combat our ever rising temperatures.

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It may sound a bit of a naive
question, but why should we worry?

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Some people might say, "Oh,
I like it being warmer."

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Well, the temperatures are going up
in our cities principally

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because of the building material.

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So, all the tarmac, the bricks,
the concrete, that can absorb

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a lot of heat energy.

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In the UK, for example,
as we look to the future,

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by about 2050, it's predicted
that we could be looking

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at up to about 7,000
heat-related deaths in the UK.

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It's a kind of a hidden killer.

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So, how can trees help with this,
with this temperature rise?

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Well, trees can help in cooling
the local environment by,

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principally, shading so they can
stop the sun actually warming

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all this stone material,
but the main reason

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is the phenomenon of trees
called transpiration.

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Extensive root networks can take
in a lot of soil water.

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As it reaches the leaves,
it's evaporated as a gas,

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so it actually cools
the local environment.

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So, they're absorbing heat
and releasing water vapour,

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that also helps cool us down -
a bit like sweating?

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Yes, that's the process
by which we cool ourselves.

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It's the same process
within transpiration.

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For example, a typical oak tree
can transpire 200-400

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litres of water a day.

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Wow.

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It's like an air conditioning unit.

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A really efficient one.

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It's amazing.

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Yeah.

493
00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,920
On a hot summer's day,
compared to this park,

494
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:29,040
it could be three or four degrees
warmer in the city, let alone

495
00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,840
on a hot summer's day in a further
away rural environment...

496
00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:36,560
The city could be seven
to nine degrees warmer.

497
00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,840
Seven to nine degrees warmer...

498
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,480
Yes.

499
00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:41,520
We should plant trees.

500
00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:43,680
We really should plant more trees.

501
00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:48,640
Earlier in the year,
it was announced that this school

502
00:27:52,120 --> 00:27:57,080
was the second most polluted school
in the whole of London.

503
00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,360
And yet, in the space of a few
months, they've dramatically

504
00:28:06,360 --> 00:28:11,320
improved the air quality
all around here.

505
00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,440
How?

506
00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:19,440
Trees.

507
00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,240
Claire Fletcher is the head
teacher at St Paul's CE

508
00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:31,120
Primary School in Hammersmith.

509
00:28:31,120 --> 00:28:33,280
So, Claire, it must have
been a terrible shock

510
00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,880
to you when you discovered that
you were the second most

511
00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,760
polluted school in London.

512
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,240
What did you decide to do?

513
00:28:40,240 --> 00:28:43,520
We wanted the children to understand
about the pollution issue.

514
00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:45,840
They knew straight away
that they wanted more greening.

515
00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:47,080
Did they?

516
00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,600
They knew that
greening was powerful.

517
00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,760
They'd learned from the workshops
with the local authority

518
00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,120
that greening could make
a substantial difference.

519
00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,040
With the knowledge that
trees could help combat

520
00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,640
the bad air around them,
the 200 pupils set about creating

521
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:04,640
their very own woodland.

522
00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:09,680
The children planted 17
semi-mature trees...

523
00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:10,960
17?

524
00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:12,000
17.

525
00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:13,080
Wow.

526
00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,360
..and then a variety
of grasses and shrubs.

527
00:29:15,360 --> 00:29:17,240
It's not an enormous
amount, but what sort

528
00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:19,360
of results did you get?

529
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,920
We've been astonished by the change.

530
00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,320
The pollution levels in the ten
spots where we're monitoring,

531
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,480
all of them have reduced
by minimum of 25%.

532
00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,600
A minimum of 25%,
in a matter of months?

533
00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,240
Already.

534
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:33,520
That's just incredible.

535
00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:35,720
They're really amazing things.

536
00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,840
They actually form a green shield,
they capture the toxins in the air

537
00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:42,080
and then the toxins are washed
away by rain.

538
00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,360
And also that they breathe in,
that they absorb the things that

539
00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:49,760
are in our air that we don't
want to have in our lungs.

540
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:54,080
You've created this little oasis
that's not only clearing

541
00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,680
the air for the kids,
but you've got the kids involved

542
00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,120
in the whole process as well.

543
00:29:58,120 --> 00:29:59,600
They really are invested in it.

544
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:04,560
They can tell you which plants
they actually planted.

545
00:30:05,880 --> 00:30:07,040
SCHOOL BELL RINGS.

546
00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:08,920
Time to hear what the
gardeners themselves make

547
00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:10,560
of the fruits of their labour.

548
00:30:10,560 --> 00:30:13,760
Have you noticed any
difference in the air?

549
00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:17,040
Yes, the air seems way fresher.

550
00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,400
Before, I...

551
00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,800
It's like I could smell some
smoke or some gases,

552
00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:23,400
but I just feel like the air
is fresh, it's clean.

553
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:25,400
I really like it.

554
00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:26,600
Do you like the trees?

555
00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:27,640
Yes.

556
00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:28,680
Yeah.

557
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:29,720
Very beautiful.

558
00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:31,160
Is the air a bit nicer?

559
00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,680
Yeah.

560
00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:34,720
THEY LAUGH.

561
00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:35,760
It is!

562
00:30:35,760 --> 00:30:36,840
It really is!

563
00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:38,720
We've really noticed
a change in the air.

564
00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:40,800
Yeah.

565
00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:45,520
Without trees, we wouldn't be alive.

566
00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:48,800
The results of this
project are astounding.

567
00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,680
But, of course, this school's fight
to reduce air pollution and tackle

568
00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:55,200
global warming is just a drop
in the ocean.

569
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,240
Air pollution contributes
to around 30,000 deaths every

570
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:01,480
year here in the UK -
a huge figure - but trees,

571
00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,160
incredibly, can help,
cos it's estimated that

572
00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,560
a medium-sized tree like this one
can remove about two

573
00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:10,520
kilograms of impurities
from the air every year.

574
00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:16,000
And with a tree costing
just a couple of quid

575
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:21,000
to plant, it's a no-brainer.

576
00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,240
That is remarkable, though -
so few trees having such a massive

577
00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,680
effect on pollution so quickly.

578
00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:39,840
25% improvement in the air quality,
as you say, in just a few months.

579
00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:43,320
I mean, I could hardly
believe it, but it's true.

580
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:44,960
They've got little monitors
measuring the pollution,

581
00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:46,440
and it did happen.

582
00:31:46,440 --> 00:31:47,480
Amazing.

583
00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:48,840
Fantastic, fantastic.

584
00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,240
But of course, it's not
just in urban areas -

585
00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,880
in suburban gardens,
trees can be extraordinarily

586
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,160
useful, too.

587
00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,520
And I'm pleased that Bridget Fox has
come from the Woodland Trust to tell

588
00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,640
us which trees we should have
in our garden.

589
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:01,720
That's right, Chris.

590
00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,600
So trees are great for absorbing CO2
and screening us from pollution.

591
00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,480
But not everyone can have a massive
oak tree in their garden.

592
00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,640
But these are three trees
which people can grow

593
00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:11,760
in relatively small gardens,
and they have other value

594
00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:13,120
as well all year round.

595
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,520
So this is the rowan
tree - very popular.

596
00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,880
Fantastic blossom in spring
and berries in the autumn.

597
00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,160
Great for birds, those
berries in autumn.

598
00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,480
That's right.

599
00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,600
Sometimes called the mountain ash
because the leaves look

600
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:27,200
a bit like ash leaves.

601
00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,120
Then we've got my favourite,
the wild cherry.

602
00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:33,360
Again, fantastic
blossom in springtime.

603
00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,000
Great for those pollinators
that we need for all of nature,

604
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:37,680
and amazing cherry fruit
in the autumn.

605
00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:39,600
And even if you don't
like cherries, again,

606
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,720
it's great for the birds
and other wildlife.

607
00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,320
And then the crab apple,
our oldest native fruit tree.

608
00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,760
Lovely glossy leaves
and again blossom in spring,

609
00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:53,200
fruit in the autumn
- year-round interest.

610
00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,600
And these are all trees
which can prosper in

611
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:56,680
a relatively small garden.

612
00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,280
They're not going to grow out
of control, as it were.

613
00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:00,360
No, that's right.

614
00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:03,000
I mean, like any plant,
they need to be looked after.

615
00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:05,120
But you want to plant
them about two metres,

616
00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:06,360
at least, from the building.

617
00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,760
Both the fruit trees can be
pruned, and the rowan

618
00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:11,600
has a nice slim trill -
through it can grow quite tall,

619
00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,080
it's got quite a small footprint.

620
00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:15,440
So all three of these trees
work well in gardens.

621
00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:16,520
Fantastic.

622
00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,120
Bridget, when you look at a mature
tree, you often see...

623
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:20,200
Well, not just trees.

624
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,320
..lots of this stuff
all around it - moss.

625
00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:23,400
Yes.

626
00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:25,760
Now, is that a good
thing or a bad thing?

627
00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:26,840
It's a good thing.

628
00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:29,680
I mean, moss grows on the tree,
but it isn't harming it.

629
00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,400
It grows just as well on stone.

630
00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,760
It's just using it as a base, and it
absorbs water, it holds nitrogen.

631
00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:37,360
And really, if moss is flourishing,
that's a sign that you've

632
00:33:37,360 --> 00:33:38,440
got good clean air.

633
00:33:38,440 --> 00:33:40,600
And one other thing,
one of my favourite plants...

634
00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,720
Or not really a plant -
a symbiotic relationship.

635
00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:43,760
Lichen.

636
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:45,320
Is that good?

637
00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:46,600
Yes, it is.

638
00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,800
And we've got some
fantastic examples here.

639
00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,440
These are from this woodland,
where they've got lovely clean air.

640
00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:53,360
And you can see these
are really foliate-like,

641
00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,360
and very foliage-like
and quite deep.

642
00:33:55,360 --> 00:33:57,760
And we're used to seeing kind
of flat, powdery lichen

643
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,400
in more urban areas,
where the air quality's not so good.

644
00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,760
So this is a real indicator
of good clean air.

645
00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:04,480
Fantastic.

646
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,960
Now, Bridget, I've just
got to ask you this.

647
00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,880
Haven't you ever dreamt
about reducing yourself down

648
00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,480
to being about two millimetres high
and wandering through this tendril-y

649
00:34:11,480 --> 00:34:13,880
green forest of moss?

650
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,120
BRIDGET LAUGHS.

651
00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,200
No?

652
00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:17,640
I hadn't, but I will now.

653
00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,200
Oh!

654
00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:22,800
I'm not quite so sure of that, mate,
cos if I was two millimetres high

655
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,160
and I got in here with a ground
beetle, it would be the size

656
00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,280
of a tiger and you'd
be in deep trouble.

657
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:29,480
Hadn't thought of that, Chris.

658
00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:30,920
I'm not going to do it.

659
00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:32,000
Thank you very much.

660
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:34,640
Trees are absolutely fantastic -
not for just dealing with pollution,

661
00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,000
but also for enhancing the ecology
of our gardens, too.

662
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,480
So let's keep planting those trees.

663
00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:41,560
You know how to do it -
by donating as little as £1.50,

664
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,280
you can get a single tree planted.

665
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,640
For a little more, enough
for all of your family.

666
00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:46,720
So please keep giving.

667
00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:48,840
The Woodland Trust website
is the place to go.

668
00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:53,840
It's...

669
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:56,920
And we'll see you again
after the break.

670
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,360
Welcome back to the final part
of a very special programme.

671
00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,320
Now, if you thought that
a solution to climate change

672
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:12,480
was beyond any hope,
you'd be wrong.

673
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,320
Because climate change
is a man-made phenomenon,

674
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:18,640
I think we often think that we're
going to have to rely on human

675
00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,000
technology to address it.

676
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:22,160
Well, we can, but nature
has already provided us

677
00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:27,120
with one of our solutions,
in the form of a tree.

678
00:35:27,240 --> 00:35:30,080
Now, of course, trees alone are not
going to be THE solution

679
00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:31,880
to our climate catastrophe.

680
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,000
But everyone can plant one,
and every one planted

681
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,360
makes a difference.

682
00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:39,240
And that's why we're asking
you to donate as little as £1.50,

683
00:35:39,240 --> 00:35:42,960
so that we can plant a tree.

684
00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:46,560
And that tree could be on a farm,
it could be in a fledgling forest,

685
00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:48,960
it could be in an inner-city school
or community park.

686
00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:52,320
To find out a bit more about how
all of this works, nature lover,

687
00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,640
farmer and former singer of JLS JB
Gill has been out and about with

688
00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:59,240
the Woodland Trust in Scotland.

689
00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:08,960
Your donations tonight will pay
for trees to be planted

690
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:11,600
by communities up and down
the country, from schools to WIs.

691
00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:15,680
But where do they start
their long lives?

692
00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:19,560
Well, I've come to find out.

693
00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,960
These amazing trees are grown
for the Woodland Trust here

694
00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:25,560
at Alba Trees Nursery in Scotland.

695
00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:27,560
Jackie is part of the team here.

696
00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:30,200
They make sure these trees
have the best start in life.

697
00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,080
It all begins with the seeds -
they're collected from all over

698
00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:34,960
the UK and delivered here,
where they're processed,

699
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:39,960
ready for planting.

700
00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:44,680
So, Jackie, what's going on here?

701
00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,360
So this is sorting
the acorns into sizes.

702
00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:48,800
This is Craig, our seed manager.

703
00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:49,840
Hello, Craig.

704
00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:50,880
Hello.

705
00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:51,920
JB.

706
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:53,000
Nice to meet you.

707
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,880
So this is the first step in making
sure that your trees

708
00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,000
are as strong and as healthy
as possible, right?

709
00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,080
Yeah, it sure it.

710
00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,480
Here, we'll size them into different
size categories, and then,

711
00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:03,880
when we're also doing that,
you're taking any away that

712
00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,280
have a bit of disease
in them, or insect damage.

713
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:09,160
So if we can start with the nice,
big, fat, juicy ones

714
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:11,800
all together in the same box,
they should all grow together.

715
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:13,920
And how important is this
part of the process?

716
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,640
Huge.

717
00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:19,720
Cos if any of these dud ones get
into the into the system,

718
00:37:19,720 --> 00:37:21,720
you're starting off at a loss.

719
00:37:21,720 --> 00:37:23,960
So, once they're graded,
what happens next?

720
00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:27,320
It's on to the striking process,
which I can just show you over here.

721
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,200
We'll grab some and I'll
get you involved.

722
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,080
Can I have a go?

723
00:37:32,080 --> 00:37:33,160
For sure.

724
00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:36,280
So, the guys have been in before us
just striking a wee hole,

725
00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:38,400
just so we've got somewhere
to pop the seed.

726
00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:39,440
Go easy on me.

727
00:37:39,440 --> 00:37:40,520
Two at a time?

728
00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:41,560
Yeah.

729
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:42,600
In there.

730
00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:43,680
Absolutely perfect.

731
00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:44,680
Down to there.

732
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:45,760
Yeah.

733
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:46,800
That's ideal.

734
00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:47,880
There we go.

735
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,000
And how important is this part
of the process to get it right?

736
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,400
Right, yeah, sure, well,
any dud seeds that we put

737
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:56,200
in at this process, well,
it's another cell wasted.

738
00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:57,240
OK, there we go.

739
00:37:57,240 --> 00:37:58,280
I've planted my tray.

740
00:37:58,280 --> 00:37:59,640
What happens next?

741
00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:03,000
Next thing we do is we fill it up
with a little bit more

742
00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:04,640
compost using a machine
across this way.

743
00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:07,840
OK.

744
00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,240
Once the seeds have been
planted in their cells,

745
00:38:10,240 --> 00:38:12,880
they go through a machine which tops
them up with compost.

746
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:14,800
From here, they're sent
to polytunnels where over

747
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,440
the course of a year,
the small seeds turn into saplings.

748
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:20,760
They then get moved into the field
for the last stage of the growing

749
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:21,800
process, hardening off.

750
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:25,920
And why is it called hardening off?

751
00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:30,160
What does that mean?

752
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:31,600
It's just basically
getting them acclimatised.

753
00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:34,480
They've obviously come out of a warm
environment and they're coming out

754
00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:38,040
into the wind and all the elements
that nature will throw at them.

755
00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:40,200
And it's just to make
sure that they're ready

756
00:38:40,200 --> 00:38:44,200
to do that when they go
to their final destination.

757
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,280
So these are all
Woodland Trust trees?

758
00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,760
These are all Woodland Trust trees.

759
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:49,960
Once they've been hardened off,
what's their next destination?

760
00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,560
We then take them to the packing
stage where they're sent

761
00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:55,160
out on their journey.

762
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:56,600
Wow.

763
00:38:56,600 --> 00:38:59,200
So, this is the last step
in the process, is it?

764
00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:00,240
It is, yes.

765
00:39:00,240 --> 00:39:01,720
So, what do we have here?

766
00:39:01,720 --> 00:39:03,640
So, we've got six different
species and there's

767
00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:07,320
going to be 105 in each
of these boxes.

768
00:39:07,320 --> 00:39:09,200
105 trees?

769
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:10,240
There are 105.

770
00:39:10,240 --> 00:39:13,440
Every single bundle is 15 plants.

771
00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:17,520
And then once they're
all packed up they...

772
00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,280
Once they're all packed up.

773
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:20,960
..get shipped off.

774
00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,840
So they get a lid on and they get
the planting instructions,

775
00:39:23,840 --> 00:39:26,200
so that everybody knows how
they should plant their trees.

776
00:39:26,200 --> 00:39:27,240
That's good.

777
00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:29,960
I needed one of these!

778
00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,080
THEY LAUGH.

779
00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:33,000
And that makes sure
that once they get

780
00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:34,880
to their forever home,
they're in the best

781
00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:35,920
possible condition.

782
00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:36,960
They are, yes.

783
00:39:36,960 --> 00:39:38,040
Brilliant.

784
00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,400
Well, thank you so much
for showing me around, Jackie.

785
00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:41,480
Thank you.

786
00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:43,840
I think it's time for
a cuppa, don't you think?

787
00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:44,880
I think so.

788
00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:46,120
I think we've earned it.

789
00:39:46,120 --> 00:39:48,520
With the help of your donations,
these saplings safely nestled

790
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:51,120
in their boxes will now cross
the whole of the UK

791
00:39:51,120 --> 00:39:53,240
to their forever homes.

792
00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:55,640
From Shetland to Belfast,
from scout troops to young farmers'

793
00:39:55,640 --> 00:40:00,600
clubs, they'll help people
all over the country.

794
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,600
Like here in inner city London,
where David is using the saplings

795
00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,960
to teach new skills to a group
of young adults.

796
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:11,240
The Woodland Trust also sent us this
nice, handy instructions.

797
00:40:11,240 --> 00:40:13,280
They'll go to people
like Wendy in Hampshire,

798
00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,680
who's creating a forest
with the local community.

799
00:40:15,680 --> 00:40:17,800
Each pack is coming with a label.

800
00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:20,200
And they'll be delivered to care
homes, like this one

801
00:40:20,200 --> 00:40:22,120
in Burton-on-Trent where gardener
Andy wanted some trees

802
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:27,080
for the residents to
enjoy and take care of.

803
00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:32,920
Today, he's looking many years down
the line and it can be something

804
00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,200
to be really proud of.

805
00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,080
With the help of the Woodland Trust,
everyone who receives these tree

806
00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,960
packs will learn how to take care
of their trees and, thanks

807
00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:44,560
in part to your donations,
they can cherish them for many

808
00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:49,040
years to come.

809
00:40:54,800 --> 00:40:57,480
Today, I've come to the Young
People's Forest in Derbyshire.

810
00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,880
Until recently, this whole area
was an open cast mine,

811
00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:02,040
but it's now being transformed
by the Woodland Trust

812
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:03,920
into lush forest, dedicated
to teaching young people

813
00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:06,200
about the importance of trees.

814
00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:08,840
Today, as part of the project,
the Woodland Trust are running

815
00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:13,800
a planting session with a group
of local schoolchildren.

816
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,680
It might get rid of
some of that water.

817
00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:23,280
Headmaster Rob also came along.

818
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:24,320
Hey, guys.

819
00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:25,360
Rob.

820
00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:26,400
Hi, JB.

821
00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:27,840
Are you all right, are you?

822
00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:28,880
Hey.

823
00:41:28,880 --> 00:41:30,360
Yeah, I'm really well, thank you.

824
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,000
You're the head teacher
here, aren't you?

825
00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:33,080
Yes, I am.

826
00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:35,920
So, tell me why it's important
for you to bring the young

827
00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:36,960
children here today.

828
00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:38,200
There's lots of reasons, really.

829
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:41,080
You know, we talk about environment
and the effect that people have

830
00:41:41,080 --> 00:41:43,200
had on the environment,
and the ways to tackle

831
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:45,280
climate change.

832
00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:47,920
And we talk about it
in the classroom, and it's really

833
00:41:47,920 --> 00:41:50,520
important that children are given
practical ways, they can come out

834
00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:53,040
and get their hands dirty.

835
00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:55,880
And why is it so important to teach
them about climate change?

836
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,520
The main reason is that these
children have got to look

837
00:41:58,520 --> 00:41:59,600
to make a difference.

838
00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:02,000
They've got to look to make changes
and adaptations that

839
00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:06,960
are going to reverse the issues
of climate change.

840
00:42:07,760 --> 00:42:10,920
And this is a really
good example of that.

841
00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:12,680
Are you quite proud
of these children?

842
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,600
They seem to be doing a great job.

843
00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,760
It really inspires me to see
children getting involved

844
00:42:16,760 --> 00:42:19,200
rolling their sleeves up,
having a smile on their face.

845
00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:20,960
And they're doing a great job.

846
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,040
Thank you.

847
00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,320
So, what do the kids think?

848
00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:26,640
Very important.

849
00:42:26,840 --> 00:42:27,880
Very important.

850
00:42:27,880 --> 00:42:29,640
And why do you think that is?

851
00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:32,040
Because plants and trees,
they help us breathe,

852
00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:34,840
but we help them breathe
at the same time.

853
00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:36,040
Is it fun planting trees?

854
00:42:36,040 --> 00:42:37,200
Yes.

855
00:42:37,200 --> 00:42:38,240
Yeah, very important.

856
00:42:38,240 --> 00:42:39,440
For two reasons.

857
00:42:39,440 --> 00:42:40,880
One, you get your hands dirty.

858
00:42:40,880 --> 00:42:44,240
And two, it's just a good feeling.

859
00:42:44,240 --> 00:42:46,360
Do you think trees are important
for the environment?

860
00:42:46,360 --> 00:42:47,400
Yes, they're very important.

861
00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:48,520
And why is that?

862
00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:52,000
Because trees trap all
the carbon dioxide.

863
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,680
All right.

864
00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:54,720
Well, good job, girls.

865
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:56,800
Thank you.

866
00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:58,480
Keep up the good work, all right?

867
00:42:58,480 --> 00:43:02,120
Thank you.

868
00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:04,760
When they're safely planted
in their new homes across the UK,

869
00:43:04,760 --> 00:43:06,640
saplings like these will benefit
their local communities

870
00:43:06,640 --> 00:43:07,720
for hundreds of years.

871
00:43:07,720 --> 00:43:10,560
With your help, we can change
the landscape of Britain and protect

872
00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:12,360
the planet for future generations.

873
00:43:12,360 --> 00:43:17,320
So, get to the website
and donate now.

874
00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:23,440
So, the solution really
is that simple, Carol.

875
00:43:23,440 --> 00:43:26,280
It absolutely is.

876
00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:28,440
So, whether you're planting
lots of trees at landscape

877
00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,360
scale for resilience,
or smaller groups in your

878
00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:32,000
schools and communities,
genuinely, every tree counts,

879
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:33,640
every single tree.

880
00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:36,920
It's that easy.

881
00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,800
And I just couldn't believe how
effective they are at giving us

882
00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:41,440
clean air and getting
rid of pollutants.

883
00:43:41,440 --> 00:43:42,560
It's amazing.

884
00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:44,680
Bridget, when it comes
to nature, we need trees.

885
00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:45,760
We do.

886
00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:48,400
I mean, trees are wonderful
in themselves, but they also provide

887
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:50,560
shelter and shade for wildlife
blossoms in the spring,

888
00:43:50,560 --> 00:43:52,680
for the pollinators
and food and fruit all year

889
00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:54,160
round for wildlife.

890
00:43:54,160 --> 00:43:55,560
They are fantastic.

891
00:43:55,560 --> 00:43:57,440
Our planet needs trees.

892
00:43:57,440 --> 00:44:00,320
But maybe we need trees too,
because we genuinely love our trees.

893
00:44:00,320 --> 00:44:02,960
They are a very important part
of our culture as well.

894
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:05,320
And we didn't ought to forget
that, I don't think.

895
00:44:05,320 --> 00:44:06,520
Thank you, Bridget.

896
00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:08,640
Martin, Carol, thank you very
much for coming along.

897
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:09,720
It's been fantastic.

898
00:44:09,720 --> 00:44:12,960
When it comes to addressing
the spectre of climate change,

899
00:44:12,960 --> 00:44:15,840
we can often feel that we can't make
a difference as individuals.

900
00:44:15,840 --> 00:44:17,720
It's an overpowering,
overwhelming situation.

901
00:44:17,720 --> 00:44:21,080
Well, I hope tonight we've addressed
that and shown you that you can make

902
00:44:21,080 --> 00:44:25,360
a difference and you can do it
by planting a tree.

903
00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:27,160
We've had an amazing evening.

904
00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,080
Massive thanks to the
Woodland Trust, of course,

905
00:44:29,080 --> 00:44:31,440
and to all of you at home
who have donated.

906
00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:33,480
Please keep donating.

907
00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:36,720
The website is still active.

908
00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:43,160
Woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant100k

909
00:44:43,160 --> 00:44:46,200
Come on, let's put those trees
in the ground and make a difference.

910
00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:47,960
in the ground and make a difference.

911
00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:48,880
From all of us in the
New Forest, goodnight.

912
00:45:08,800 --> 00:45:11,800
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