A GROUP of Year 12 students from Brentwood County High School took to Shenfield Common to help make Brentwood a cleaner, greener borough.
The 22 school pupils, teachers, councillors and council Streetscene staff planted two new chestnut trees, cleared vegetation from a woodland pond, prepared an insect habitat and put up an owl box – all as part of the Countryside Awareness project.
The students enjoyed the morning's work on Tuesday, March 5, which followed on from the previous week's litter awareness presentation and litter pick with Year 7 pupils from the same school.
Councillor Tony Sleep, chairman of Brentwood Borough Council's environmental panel, said: "It was great to be working alongside these enthusiastic young people helping make the environment of Brentwood better.
"I am pleased that this first project in our joint environmental work with a school has worked so well and I look forward to many more."
The group was also accompanied by officers that run the Countryside Volunteers Group every Wednesday morning between 10am to 3pm.
This group of volunteers works on valuable community projects throughout the borough and are always hoping to recruit new volunteers who enjoy working outside on conservation projects.
Anyone who is interested in becoming a volunteer can e-mail tracey.lynch@brentwood.gov.uk
