The countdown is on for a tree-mendous national record-breaking attempt - and Pembrokeshire people are invited to join in the fun.

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority is one of hundreds of organisations across the UK taking part in the BBC Breathing Places Tree O'Clock event next month.

Volunteers are now wanted to help the Authority's teams to plant 3,000 trees in the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for planting the most trees in multiple locations in one hour.

Tree O'Clock is from 11am to 12 noon on Saturday December 5th at four locations across the National Park: near Gumfreston, Solva, Moylegrove and the Gwaun Valley. Volunteers will need to arrive at their location at 10am.

The Pembrokeshire Coast is one of several National Park Authorities in Wales, Scotland and England taking part in the challenge.

The Authority's Woodland Officer Celia Thomas said: "We need a minimum of 20 people helping at each location for the record attempt. So if you fancy an hour (or more if you can stay on to help stake and protect the trees afterwards) of fun and fresh air we want to hear from you.

"You don't have to have any experience to join us on December 5th - just bags of enthusiasm and a willingness to work whatever the weather! There will be experienced National Park Authority staff there to help you plant. We also need two independent verifiers at each location. So if you feel you can't plant but are willing to monitor the event (and count the trees planted) please let us know."

Trees will be native species to enhance each locality. Some of the trees have been provided by the Woodland Trust as part of its national MOREwoods programme encouraging landowners to plant native trees with advice, help and, in exceptional cases, funded trees.

The event is part of the BBC Breathing Places project asking people to ‘Do one thing' for nature. The aim of Tree O'Clock is to plant one million trees in one hour, to beat the current record of 653,143 trees planted simultaneously, which was set in 2006 by more than half a million people in the Philippines.

If you want to help with the record-breaking attempt, you can register by calling the National Park Authority on 0845 345 7275, stating your name, your preferred location, email address and telephone number.

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