Trees have been planted on Portland to commemorate the late Queen.

The seven trees were planted at Victoria Garden on Portland under the instructions of The Court Leet of the Isle and Royal Manor of Portland.

The planting is part of the Queen’s Green Canopy, where all communities were invited to plant a circle of seven trees to commemorate the seven decades of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.

Seven whitebeams were purchased from the Duchy of Cornwall Nursery in Lostwithiel, and grown in maritime conditions.

Liam Fry then transported them and Tim Archer dug the holes for planting.

A tree-planting ceremony was held on Thursday, March 16 with representatives from the island.

The trees were planted around the war memorial in the gardens. 

Representatives from the Court Leet, Portland Rotary, and the Mayor of Portland were amongst the guests.

Year Three students from Atlantic Academy also took part in helping to plant the seventh tree.

Other planters were Andrew Harvey from Court Leet, Mayor of Portland Cllr Pete Roper, Dave Darby of Portland Victoria Bowls Club, Kim Wilcocks from Island Community Action, Mark Townsend of Rotary Portland and Carrie Dalby from the Friends of Victoria Gardens.

Carrie Dalby, the clhairman of Friends of Victoria Gardens, said: “It went very well indeed, all the trees were planted. We had representatives of the whole community involved.

“There were 28 children from Year Three of Atlantic Academy who all had a turn putting a spade into the soil. They will be the people who see the trees grow, planting for the future.

“It was a request from the crown estate that as many villages and places should do a circle, and we said we would.

“Thank you to everyone who participated, it’s a lovely feature of the garden, commemorating the monarch most of us have had for most of our lives.”

Originally the Queen’s Green Canopy was a project marking the Queen’s platinum jubilee in 2022 but was extended by His Majesty The King, to the end of March 2023 to give people the opportunity to plant trees in memoriam to honour Her Majesty.