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White Variety Orchid, Walsall Arboretum

Planted: 10 January 2022
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Welcome to our Tiny Forest

This Severn Trent Tiny Forest has been created to give your community more access to green space and leave a lasting environmental legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. This forest is one of 72 Tiny Forests to be planted as part of this project, each representing a Commonwealth Country or Nation. This Tiny Forest represents Gambia and is named after their national flower, the White Variety Orchid.

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Citizen Science Surveys

108 Surveys Completed

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90

Carbon
Storage

1

Pollinators
Timed Count

0

Butterflies
Timed Count

0

Butterfly
Species

9

Ground
Dwellers

0

Thermal
Comfort

0

FM: Infiltration
Rate

0

FM: Compaction
Colour & Texture

Help Needed: Become a Tree Keeper

Want to care for nature, connect with your community, and expand your skills? Support this Tiny Forest by becoming a volunteer Tree Keeper! Get involved in:

  • Maintenance (weeding and litter picking in this Tiny Forest)
  • Community Engagement (inspire local people to join in)
  • Science (counting butterflies, measuring trees, and more!)

You decide the activities and how often to do them, either on your own or with fellow Tree Keepers. Earthwatch is here to support you every step of the way! Once you complete the signup form, you will be added to our regular communications with all the latest on Tiny Forests and how you can help. What are you waiting for...

Planting Information

Planted
By:
Corporate Employees, Volunteer Group, Local Residents, Earthwatch, Landscape contractors
Planting
Date:
10 January 2022
Planted
Area:
201m2
Classroom
Area:
0m2
Featured
Pathways:
Tallest
Tree:
300 cm
Species Planted in the Forest:Apple, crab(Malus sylvestris) | Aspen(Populus tremula) | Birch, downy(Betula pubescens) | Birch, silver(Betula pendula) | Blackthorn(Prunus spinosa) | Cherry, bird(Prunus padus) | Dog Rose(Rosa canina) | Dogwood(Cornus sanguinea) | Elder(Sambucus nigra) | Hawthorn(Crataegus monogyna) | Hazel(Corylus avellana) | Hornbeam(Carpinus betulus) | Lime, small-leaved(Tilia cordata) | Oak, english(Quercus robur) | Rowan(Sorbus aucuparia) | Wild service tree(Sorbus torminalis) | Willow, goat(Salix caprea)

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Tiny Forest Location:

  • Walsall Arboretum
  • Walsall
  • WS1 2QB
  • United Kingdom
  • GPS: 52.5835074146028,-1.95846134109726
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