Plant!

Yesterday I received an interesting letter and certificate in the post. It was from the Welsh Assembly Government in Partnership with the Woodland Trust.

Apparently, a tree has been planted for Iolo, my new arrival, as part of the Welsh Assembly's commitment to creating a national forest. "Plant! A Tree for Every Child in Wales" is an initiative that aims to plant a tree for every child born or adopted in Wales from 1st January 2008.

I'd never heard of this before and was pleasantly surprised by it all. Using their words it 'marks the beginning of their new life with a positive step towards caring for and improving our environment' - a sentiment that I can embrace wholeheartedly.

I now know that Iolo's tree has been planted at Coed Ysgubor Wen, near Tywyn, Gwynedd. Although they can't specify the exact tree I have been given a grid reference and we are welcome to visit the site to appreciate the importance of trees in the environment. Nice. As it's a part of the country that the family is fond of I think that we may take a trip there one day (perhaps combining it with a trip to the Centre for Alternative Technology, now there's a thought).

Isn't it lovely to have a nice surprise every so often.

Tracy x