A CLUN valley farm was host to a very unusual mix of visitors at the start of National Tree Planting Week .

By the end of the day over 100 young oaks had been planted by people from four different continents as part of a shared effort to help wildlife and fight climate change.

George Reiss who helped organise the visit explained: “We collected hundreds of acorns in the Stretton area last autumn when there was a bumper crop, and we then potted and grew them on in Wolverhampton with the help of refugees and asylum seekers who live there. Many of the young trees are now ready to go in the ground, and it was lovely to bring them back to Shropshire.”

On a bitterly cold day with a cutting wind, local volunteers were joined by refugees from El Salvador, Ethiopia, and Iran to plant the young trees.

“Everyone worked hard and it was lovely to chat to our visitors,” said Linda Hale from Bishops Castle.