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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A tiny forest of 600 new trees has been planted in Mereside as part of an initiative in partnership with the environmental charity, Earthwatch Europe, which works to connect people to the natural world and the OVO Foundation, the charitable arm of OVO Energy. Earthwatch, Blackpool Council volunteers and pupils from Mereside Primary Academy all joined forces to plant a new woodland for the future. A tiny forest, tennis court sized, will in the course of time provide a nature-rich habitat area benefiting Blackpool’s urban wildlife. The team planted the trees in Bowness Avenue, creating a dense fast-growing native…