{"id":15845,"date":"2025-07-29T12:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T11:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=15845"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:48:15","slug":"15845","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=15845","title":{"rendered":"Trees, All Is Not Well"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Walk past the top of Walston Close and you will see, next to the pavement, this magnificent tree – a candidate for Wenvoe’s Favourite Tree – although you may well have your own nominations! It is Eucriphia Nymanensis and it is covered head to foot in blossom with an attendant army of bees taking in the pollen and nectar. We are fortunate in the village to have a range of interesting and mature trees. Those of us struggling in the hot spell will have appreciated our mature trees, not least in and around the Village Green. Trees, as we know, keep us cooler, absorb carbon and help our sense of well-being.<\/p>\n

However, all is not well with the regular cutting down of trees which are seldom replaced. Examples of losses in the last couple of years include a Walnut in Station Road, Tulip Tree outside the Community Centre, Weeping Silver Lime in Gwenfo Drive, Loquat near the library and Balm of Gilead Poplar in the churchyard. There may be reasons for their removal but what reasons can there be for not planting a replacement?<\/p>\n

Things look a bit brighter in Grange Park where the Vale Council have planted several trees to replace losses and on the Village Green and small patch of land outside the Church Hall there have been individual plantings and trees donated by residents. The Wildlife Group have planted around 150 fruit trees in the orchards and on the perimeter of the Upper Orchid Field around 30 native trees have been placed over the last 15 years.<\/p>\n

How do you feel about our trees and is it now time, as some are suggesting, for residents, councils and businesses to take concerted action to reverse the trend? As Persian singer\/songwriter Sina Shahbazi sings in his song, Protect The Trees<\/p>\n

From the roots to the sky<\/p>\n

Their spirit will rise<\/p>\n

A beacon of hope<\/p>\n

When nature cries<\/p>\n

Let’s honour the trust<\/p>\n

For the ones yet to be<\/p>\n

A legacy green<\/p>\n

As far as we see<\/p>\n

Protect the trees<\/p>\n

Protect our home<\/p>\n

Together we stand<\/p>\n

We’re not alone<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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