TrainHugger’s 'Buy a train ticket, Plant a tree' initiative will make UK green

TrainHugger's pioneering project of tree planting in UK

           

With the focus on remedying and reviving the environment through extensive reforestation and to working towards the goal of creating a greener tomorrow,  a new train ticket search and booking service TrainHugger is giving a chance to it's passengers to make their journey more memorable and eco-friendly by planting trees  in UK. The company has launched this innovative project with the cooperation of Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and the Royal Scottish Forestry Society (RSFS).

As per the company proposals at least 80,000 trees will be planted in an initial pilot of the TrainHugger Grants for Resilient Woodlands and Treescapes with hundreds of thousands more planned in an ongoing multi-year partnership.

Company pledges, that the money collected through booking by each rail user on its app or Website- trainhugger.com would be use on tree plantation across the UK to flourish for decades and centuries to come. These trees will be planted in the name of the travellers.

TrainHugger says- "Our customers do not need to pay more for this offer, we will use a third of booking revenues into tree planting."

TrainHugger's remarkable initiative to make UK green

Ed Caldecott, TrainHugger chief executive said: “This is a really easy way for people to change their behavior and become greener without it costing them any more. If you're planning a trip, book your train ticket with us and we'll plant a tree in your name.

We have teamed up with the experts at the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) and the Royal Scottish Forestry Society (RSFS) to make sure that every TrainHugger tree that goes into the soil is climate resilient and planted in the best place possible.

Together, we have set up a special TrainHugger grant for their members. It means we could potentially be planting millions of trees every year across the UK.”

RFS development manager Jen Turner added: “This truly is a pioneering project. The lockdowns have made many of us more aware than ever of opportunities to cut our climate impact and improve local air quality. TrainHugger delivers so many benefits in these areas. Every booking through the TrainHugger platform means a tree will be planted and managed expertly for the future. Train travel also produces significantly less Carbon dioxide than traditional car travel so this is a win-win for conscientious travellers, the environment and for those planting resilient woodland. The launch was timed to coincide with English Tourism Week 2021 promoting the best destinations this country has to offer.”

According to Positive.News report - With 1.8bn journeys made by train in the UK in 2019, TrainHugger has potential to make a significant impact. If less than one per cent of those journeys had been booked through the firm, 10million extra trees would have been planted in one year.

Basically, TrainHugger’s mission is to help plants millions of healthy, resilient trees in the UK, promote sustainable travel and tourism and contribute to a national sustainable forestry sector. The ticketing service is set on planting 10 million trees by 2025.