Veterans dig in to help plant saplings

Veterans and employees from Leonardo planted 2,000 native saplings at the company's site in Yeovil last week, to create vital new habitats for wildlife while increasing the site's natural ability to absorb carbon.

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The new sapling hedgerows will boost the biodiversity of land that has been a bedrock of UK aerospace aviation for over a century in Yeovil. A further 2,000 saplings will be planted in the local community by the end of the planting season.

Loris Buffon, Sustainability Lead at Leonardo in Yeovil, said: “We felt really proud to work alongside the veterans planting a local range of sapling trees. Planting 4,000 trees will help us create resilient and dynamic habitats, working towards our goal of achieving net zero for our operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030.”