The Big Climate Fightback

Third Year students on the School of Science and Engineering's (SSE) Environmental Management programme established Glasgow Caledonian University's Future and Urban Orchard by organising the planting of 120 broad leaf trees and 20 fruit trees across the campus and Caledonian Court as part of the Woodland Trust’s The Big Climate Fightback.

The Big Climate Fightback is a national initiative by the Woodland Trust which aims to plant 1 million trees for the national tree planting week and at GCU was coordinated by students on SSE's Environmental Management programme.

The project at GCU had three strands:

• Establishing GCU’s Forest for the Future with 100 trees (donated by the Woodland Trust (species listed below).
• Establishing an Urban Orchard with a mix of around 20 fruit trees (funded by the 20p charge for takeaway food containers)
• Giving away trees for students and staff to plant at home (also donated by the Woodland Trust).

The project will make GCU’s campus greener and healthier by enhancing tree cover and providing additional habitat for local wildlife. Find out more about the Forest for the Future and Urban Orchard here.