Watch as 3,000 Christmas trees are planted in St Annes sand dunes by Lancashire Wildlife Trust volunteers

Name: 3,000 Christmas trees planted in the sand dunes
Uploaded: 2024-02-07T15:31:18.000Z
Duration: 182 s
Description: Over 3,000 Christmas trees were planted in the sand at St Annes during a two-day annual event. Amy Pennington explains how this helps protect coastal towns from flooding, and why the Fylde coast is so unique.

A video shows how volunteers with the Lancashire Wildlife Trust transformed St Annes sand dunes by planting discarded Christmas trees over a two day ceremony.

By Lucinda Herbert

Published 8th Feb 2024, 11:03 BST

Updated 8th Feb 2024, 12:36 BST

Watch more of our videos on Shots!
and live on Freeview channel 276

Green-fingered volunteers spent this Monday and Tuesday (5 and 6 Feb, 2024) filling the beach with used Xmas trees, as part of a project to maintain natural coastal defences on the Fylde.

Even the rain didn't stop the annual ceremony, which was organised by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust.

Watch the incredible work as it unfolds.

St Annes Volunteers Trees Fylde

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.