Black poplar is one of the UK's most endangered trees, with around 5,000 left in the entire country.  Thanks to Reading-based IT company Westcoast, Trees for Cities and Reading council will be planting 200 of these endangered trees to transform a disused area on the edge of Southcote allotments into a new wet woodland nature reserve.

The edge of the site is too wet for use as allotments, but is perfect for black poplars and 800 other damp-loving trees. You can read more about the black poplar in the native tree section of our website.

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