Team members from three Oakland Care homes have joined a community initiative to plant over 400 trees.

Staff from Lambwood Heights, Elsyng House, Woodland Grove and head office joined the latest Essex Forest Initiative (EFI) planting event at Alderton Junior School in Loughton on 24 November.

Aaron White, head of business services and sustainability, said: “I am incredibly proud of all our team members across Oakland Care who came together to support this tree planting event. Our efforts will help leave a lasting impact on the area and not only benefit the environment but support a local school at the heart of the community.

“It was a perfect way to continue our sustainability journey in 2023 and was another big step towards not only EFI’s planting target, but our own goal of planting 1,000 trees every single year as a care home provider.”

Jaime Carvalho, forestry and woodland officer at Essex Forestry Initiative, added: “Having volunteers, such as parents and corporate groups, like we had today from Oakland Care, really make a difference in improving our environment, little by little, one tree at a time.”

Aiming to mitigate the effects of climate change by providing and improving green spaces for people and communities, EFI has committed to planting 375,000 trees over five years.