Solicitors get planting in Saddleworth

Ahead of opening up new offices in Uppermill staff from Pearson Solicitors had a morning tree planting at Churchill Playing fields with the aim of infilling green areas which had been cleared due to ash die back.

What is Future Roots

The trees are all native species such as Hornbeam, Oak and Rowan and are part of the ‘Planting Roots for the Future’ campaign, which the green fingered firm launched a couple of years ago.

As part of the scheme, on completion of every house purchase Pearson Solicitors deliver an appropriate tree to the new homeowner with the aim of reducing emissions in the local area, with one tree expected to remove 1 tonne of CO2 over its lifetime.

“We delivered our first tree to a client in Greenfield a couple of years ago and since then we have had a few trees ready to plant as some of our clients live further afield or do not want a tree, they perhaps don’t have room, or have a garden and if that’s the case they are planted in designated open countryside, or in parks and at schools,” said Solicitor & Head of Property, Victoria Marshall,

Image: Victoria Marshall from Pearson Solicitors and Nick Anderson from Oldham Council planting trees in Saddleworth.

The Future Roots campaign was Victoria’s initial idea:

“I just thought of all my clients, families and individuals putting down roots when they move into a new home and wanted to do something to recognise that.

“We also send seeded ‘welcome to your new home’ cards to every client to hopefully plant out in pots or gardens, so there is something green for everyone to enjoy,” she said.

Local suppliers are used to source the trees which include Rowan, Apple, Birch, Field Maple, Oak and Hornbeam and the trees are cared for by community members at The Hub, Alexandrea Park.

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