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Children and volunteers have been helping to plant hundreds of new trees to create a "tiny forest". Leicester City Council has been working on the project to grow a network of urban micro forests in schools and community spaces across the city with environmental charity Earthwatch since spring 2021. The forests feature a mix of native tree species, including elm, silver birch, hawthorn and broom, and are designed to attract more than 500 animal and plant species within three years. Â鶹Éç Leicester reporter Helen McCarthy went to meet the pupils from Eyres Monsell Primary School who helped to plant the tiny forests.