CREATION OF NEW WOODLAND IN ROMANBY – THE THOMPSON WOOD

Following discussions and public meetings last year, our friends at Walter Thompson Contractors Ltd (part of the FT Group who own the land in question) along with some Romanby residents, got to work today (5th March) in planting some of the 4000 new trees that will make up the new Thompson wood on a 10 acre site in Romanby, as part of wider initiative known as the White Rose Forest – a community forest initiative for North & West Yorkshire.

The aim is to make this a beautiful and useful amenity space in Romanby for the local community in the years to come where we will have incorporated paths through the site and open spaces.Species planted today included wild cherry, pedunculate oak, common alder, goat willow, Scots pine, hornbeam, and silver birch. In all our discussions it has been agreed that the site will be “locked” with no access (it is private land) for 5 years to allow vegetation and trees to establish.

A massive thank you to Paul Blades and the entire team at Walter Thompson’s who have driven this initiative, and thank you today to all the Year 5 & 6 students and staff from Romanby Primary School, local residents, ladies from the Romanby WI and my fellow Romanby Parish Council councillors who turned out to help get our trees on their growing journey by digging and planting!!

Best wishes, Stuart Bradnam, Chairman RPC

On behalf of your Parish Council Team