Shortly before the Christmas holidays, Mrs Rathmell, Mrs Stephenson, her daughter and 9 students joined Ranger Matt (from the Blackwater Valley Conservation Partnership) at Ash Meadows to plant some saplings. Despite pouring rain, they worked hard to plant an impressive 320 trees! See the types of trees planted below:
| English Oak | 40 |
| Bird Cherry | 10 |
| Silver Birch | 10 |
| Hazel | 80 |
| Dogwood | 60 |
| Hawthorn | 60 |
| Elder | 50 |
| Holly | 10 |