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| Sat, 22nd Aug 2020 14:43:00 |
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Coronavirus: Trees 'offer peace in dark lockdown days' |
In March, as shutters clattered on shop windows, lights went off in restaurants and office doors were locked, there was peace to be found in the woods.
If lockdown had a silver lining, for many people, it was a renewed love of nature.
Ian McCurley, director of the Woodland Trust NI, has seen a huge increase in numbers across the countryside.
"I'm seeing people walking in country lanes where I've never seen them before," he said.
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the UK. It has more than 500,000 supporters. It wants to see a UK rich in native woods and trees for people and wildlife.
Carnmoney Wood is a site that is run by the trust.
"It's a steep climb," Mr McCurley said, "but that has not stopped people walking there.
"In lockdown, people seemed to value getting out, perhaps because we were told not to do it as much."
"People baked a lot of bread, did DIY and gardens and took their daily exercise... so they became aware of just how important the outdoors is.
"We have had more people inquiring and wanting to help us."
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