Officers from RNAS Culdrose have joined forces with the National Trust in a bid to combat climate change.

Six trainee Royal Navy helicopter observers from 750 Naval Air Squadron, joined members from the National Trust this week, to help plant 200 trees near the base.

The officers who are all halfway through their basic flying training with 750 took part in the project to support local ecosystems by planting native trees, as well as combatting climate change.

Falmouth Packet: The sailors prepare to plant trees near the base The sailors prepare to plant trees near the base (Image: Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose)On its Website, the National Trust explains why they want to plant as many trees as possible. It reads: “We need to act quickly to tackle the worst consequences of the climate crisis and global warming driven by carbon dioxide emissions.

“As the UK’s single biggest private landowner, we’re in a strong position to help. Planting and establishing more trees will capture carbon from the atmosphere as they grow.

“One tree could remove one tonne of carbon dioxide from the air over its lifetime. The carbon is not only stored by the tree and the roots but also held in the surrounding soil. As trees grow, they absorb and lock in carbon emissions that would otherwise contribute to global heating.”

Falmouth Packet: Tools at the ready! Tools at the ready! (Image: Kate Lockett)Throughout the year, sailors from Culdrose have taken part in various community-based activities to help the environment and members of the public.

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As previously reported in the Packet, sailors took part in a beach clean, where they visited three Cornish beaches and collected 12.7kgs of rubbish in less than two hours. The sailors were rewarded for their efforts after the beaches were cleaned with a Cornish pasty.

In November senior rates from Culdrose’s Engineering Training School led a group of trainee Merlin Helicopter engineers from 824 Naval Air Squadron to Cadgwith to help the community put up their Christmas lights following an appeal for support from people living in the village.