School children help team plant over 8,000 trees at Fishwick Bottoms

Volunteer tree planters at Fishwick Bottoms.

More than 8,000 trees have been planted at Fishwick Bottoms as part of the Preston and South Ribble flood risk management scheme.

Schoolchildren from Home Slack Primary School, Ribble Rivers Trust and Preston City Council were all involved in planting on the farmland floodplain in Preston.

The trees are said to help create a more ‘resilient riverside environment for nature’.

Funded by the Environment Agency’s Preston and South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme, local farmers, Ribble Rivers Trust and the council all made it happen.

A spokesperson for the Environment Agency said: “Tree planting forms part of our commitment to improving our local environment and helping people gain better access to nature.

“We thank our partners, in particular the Ribble River Trust for their support – it shows what can be achieved when we work together to help reduce the risk of flooding.”

Fishwick Bottoms is not the only community benefit to be delivered by the Preston and South Ribble Flood Risk Management Scheme.

In Spring 2024, the re-landscaped Broadgate Gardens were reopened while a small, insect-friendly wetland is being created at Ribble Sidings.

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