YOUNGSTERS at an Exmoor nursery are helping to change their surrounding landscape by planting a trio of new trees.

Little Owls in Dulverton received a free pack of saplings from the Woodland Trust in November as part of an initiative to bring communities together and improve the environment.

The nursery, based on the town's All Saints First school campus, has planted a rowan, silver birch and wild cherry and will hand some of the remaining saplings onto the first school, Dulverton Middle and Exford First School.

And in the new year, the rest of the pack of young trees will be donated to local community organisations to be planted at locations including Dulverton's fire station, doctors' surgery and residential homes.

Nursery spokesman Carole Flottemesch said not only would the trees enhance the outside environment, they would also become part of the children's learning.

"The children will be able to water the trees, measure them as they grow, follow the seasons and collect leaves in the autumn to include on our investigations table and use in artwork," she said.

Pictured at the tree planting, from left, Carole Flottemesch, four-year-old Isla McDonald and Sophie Dale and William Gliddon, both aged three.

Photo: Steve Guscott