Collect your free trees and hedging
Collecting your trees
The trees are very small (20cm to 60cm each) so can easily be collected on foot. They are also small enough to be easily carried on public transport, but you will need to make sure they don’t get damaged in transit. Larger amounts of hedging may require a car or a couple of people to carry home.
If you can bring a bucket, a pot, or a reused bag to collect your tree, that would be appreciated. If not, we will provide paper bags.
We will send you an email to confirm your order and then to remind you of the collection day. You don’t need to print these emails but it would be helpful if you could have them available on a smartphone, in case of any queries.
If you can’t collect your trees yourself, you can ask someone else to attend. Please make sure they know the name and address on the order form, and what has been ordered.
Collection locations
Your collection location will be on your booking confirmation email. There are three different locations.
Hinckley:
- Location: Argents Mead, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1FL
- Date/time: Saturday 23 November, 9am to 12 noon
- Collection point: by the steps to the leisure centre entrance
- Further information: Argents Mead is close to the bus station and central for those who can walk or cycle into town. There are several pay-and-display car parks close by, and free on-street parking is also available close by
Barlestone:
- Location: Barlestone Community Centre, Bosworth Road, Barlestone, Nuneaton, CV13 0JE
- Date/time: Saturday 23 November, 1.30pm to 3pm
- Further information: The community centre is in the centre of the village. There is a car park for collections, please try to walk if you live locally or car share with someone else who is collecting trees
Sibson:
- Location: Sibson Village Hall, Sheepy Road, Sibson, Nuneaton, CV13 6LE
- Date/time: Saturday 23 November, 1.30pm to 3pm
- Further information: The village hall is close to the A444 making it easily accessible. There is a car park for collections, please try and car share where possible with others who will be collecting trees
Missed collections
If you miss your collection, please complete our green spaces contact form by Wednesday 27 November, providing your name, address and, if possible, your booking reference number. We will be able to offer you an alternative collection point in Hinckley, providing you can collect the trees on Friday 29 November.
All uncollected trees after this date will be planted on our green spaces.
Further information
Hopefully, if the scheme is popular and we can find sponsors, we will be able to run this scheme again.
Alternatively, there are many online suppliers of cell grown trees (trees planted from seed in a small container) which you can purchase for a small fee. For example the Woodland Trust online shop (woodlandtrust.org)
For further information on how to get and plant more trees, visit want to plant more trees?
Last updated: 20/09/2024 12:33