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In Pictures: Lennoxvale Tree Nursery saplings planted at Elms Village

On Wednesday 16 March, the Lord Mayor of Belfast helped Queen’s students and the San Souci Residents Association as they planted trees at Elms Village.

Photo caption: Planting the saplings are (l-r): Conservation Volunteer Chris Wood, Professor Michael Alcorn, Dean of Internationalisation at Queen’s, Queen’s student and volunteer Zixin Zheng, Co-founder of the Tree Nursery Eileen Sung, Head of Sustainability at Queen's University Sara Lynch, and Lord Mayor Cllr Kate Nicholl.

Grown from acorns collected from Belvoir Forest just over two years ago, and cared for by local residents and the volunteers at Lennoxvale Tree Nursery on the Malone Road, the saplings were replanted at the University's Elms Village Accommodation.

The University is a partner of Belfast City Council's One Million Trees initiative. Through this project, Queen's will help with the project's overall aim of planting one million native trees across Belfast by 2035.

The Lennoxvale Tree Nursery is just one of a number of 'Nurture and Grow' initiatives taking place across the University which bring together staff, students and members of the local community. These projects aim to increase local biodiversity and support nature in an urban setting.

Read more on Queen's biodiversity projects here.

Head Gardener Paul Wallace and Lead Hand Gardener William Kirkwood helping at tree planting at Elms Village

Lord Mayor Cllr Kate Nicholl chatting with Eileen Sung, Michael Alcorn and Sara Lynch

three volunteers tree planting at Elms Village

Planting saplings at Elms Village (l-r): Conservation Volunteer Chris Wood, Professor Michael Alcorn, Dean of Internationalisation at Queen’s, Queen’s student and volunteer Zixin Zheng, Co-founder of the Tree Nursery Eileen Sung, Lord Mayor Cllr Kate Nicholl, and Head of Sustainability at Queen's University Sara Lynch

volunteers tree planting at Elms Village

group of students, staff and volunteers with the Lord Mayor Cllr Kate Nicholl at Elms Village tree planting

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