Daily Mail readers are today being urged to 'dust off their spades' once again and plant trees for posterity. Following the success of last year's Be A Tree Angel campaign, forestry minister Lord Goldsmith is calling on readers to mark the start of National Tree Week. 'The Be A Tree Angel campaign has been a great success, so we hope readers will dust off their spades again now.' The Mail's campaign, run with the Tree Council charity, raised more than £500,000, with contributions from Lord Sugar, Sainsbury's, Lloyds Bank and generous Mail readers. Sara Lom, chief executive of the Tree Council, said: 'The Tree Council is supporting the safe planting of 150,000 trees this winter, including over 30,000 orchard trees and fruiting hedgerows through the incredible support of the Daily Mail Be A Tree Angel campaign.'

Source: Daily Mail November 27, 2020 22:08 UTC