More trees please!

2nd April 2021

I’m pleased to say that we’ve made another donation to Ethical Reading’s brilliant urban tree planting project! We’re now up to £75 so far and every Craft Box Club subscription means we’re donating even more to this awesome cause.

what we’re doing

From February 1st 2021, we have supported Trees for Reading by sending them £1 for every new subscriber. Trees for Reading is a brilliant project from Ethical Reading. Their aim is to plant more trees in Reading. It’s a fairly new project but they’re already delivering by planting new trees in the urban environment in and around Reading.

Why plant urban trees?

I’ve been looking at carbon offsetting for Craft Box Club. These schemes usually involve planting new trees for a monthly fee. The main purpose of this is to use trees as carbon dioxide absorbing machines to help in the fight against climate change. However, I’ve chosen not to go down that route but instead support this local scheme.

Although the trees planted by Trees for Reading will, of course, absorb CO2 and help to tackle climate change, this is not their main aim. Urban trees, in particular, have additional benefits. They can reduce local temperatures by creating shade, filter pollution, regulate water flow and improve water quality, provide much needed habitats for wildlife and, I think we can all agree, just make the world a nicer place to be! In fact, you can see a measurable positive impact on mental health just from people having more trees in their lives!

How can I help?

If you’d like to find out more about Trees for Reading and find out more about the amazing benefits of urban trees you can do using this link.

If you’d like to get creative and plant trees you can join Craft Box Club today and we’ll send £1 to Trees for Reading.

Thanks so much for your support!