Lakeland to plant 5,000 native trees

Marina Conway, CEO of Western Forestry Co-operative with Niall Matthews, chairperson (left) and Colin Kelly, group CEO of Lakeland Dairies.

Lakeland Dairies has launched a tree planting initiative at two of its sites which will see thousands of native trees planted.

Lakeland has partnered with Western Forestry Co-op to plant some 5,000 trees in recognition of the dairy co-op’s 3,200 farm families and 1,400 staff.