One hundred trees have been planted in a Derry wood, including one by Princess Royal, Princess Anne, to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War.
The princess royal visited the woods at Brackfield on the banks of the River Faughan yesterday to mark the creation of the “centenary wood,” one of four in England, Wales, Scotland and tNorthern Ireland.
Princess Anne also visited a new poetry trail at the woods. Eight stone sculptures have been placed along the trail bearing lines of poetry.
Director of the Woodland Trust, Patrick Cregg said Brackfield Wood was a haven for quiet reflection.
Mr Cregg said: “The wood, and the poetry trail, will help to ensure that the people of Ireland who sacrificed so much in the First World War will not be forgotten.”
