This Sunday (28 February) why not wrap up warm and help the National Trust plant a woodland on White Fen, near Lode.

The community tree planting day is part of the Trust's project to create a woodland at the Southern gateway to the Wicken Fen Vision lands. To-date around 500 trees have been planted with a target of 2000 trees by the end of winter. The species being planted include a range of berry producing trees, such as hawthorn and whitebeam, which provide an important food source for birds.

Besides the public community tree planting day which are open to everyone, additional tree planting days are being held with pupils of Wicken Fen's Guardianship School, Waterbeach Primary School, students of the College of West Anglia, and local Environment Agency staff.

The National Trust has also teamed up with the Darwin Nurseries, part of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, who work with adults with learning disabilities and mental health issues. Co-workers have planted a copse of native willow on White Fen and will look after their future management. Harvested willow will be used to make hurdles and fencing which will be sold from the Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop on the Newmarket Road, Cambridge.

The 2.5 hectare White Fen, near Anglesey Abbey was purchased by the National Trust in 2007 as part of the Wicken Fen Vision, a 100 year plan to create a 53sq km nature reserve and 'green lung' for Cambridgeshire and the East of England between Wicken and Cambridge. A cycleway across White Fen together with a new bridge over Swaffham Bulbeck Lode was opened in July 2008 as part of the development of a Spine Route linking Wicken Fen to Bottisham with onward connections to Cambridge.

Everyone is welcome on Sunday whether for an hour or two or the whole day. No experience is necessary and the Trust will provide tools and instruction. The final community tree planting day will be held on Sunday 28 March.

White Fen can easily be reached on foot or bike from Lode via Fen Road and White Fen Droveway, or on foot or bike from the North via the Swaffham Bulbeck Lode Bridge. Limited parking will be available on site.