18 Mar Stansted Airport launches first ever Biodiversity Week
London Stansted Airport is handing out more than 3000 silver birch saplings from this week, to celebrate its Biodiversity Week (18-22 March) and highlight some of the environmental work which happens year-round.
The initiative, which follows from 2018’s successful Recycling Week where 2000 reusable cups were handed to staff, aims to inform the thousands of colleagues across London Stansted of the environment team’s efforts, from the creation of habitat areas to recycling drives and environment protection. As part of London Stansted’s sustainable growth, last year the airport built a new habitat creation area, made up of four new ponds and green areas.
Schools and parish councils within 10 miles have also been invited to plant trees, and staff can take them home if they sign a pledge to take care of it for at least two years while it acclimatises. All trees will be marked on a map to see how far and wide they’re planted.
The week consists of activity including:
- Monday 18 March: Stand in airport’s Enterprise House atrium with free trees, quiz and cupcakes
- Tuesday 19: London Stansted CEO Ken O’Toole and Manchester Airports Group CEO Charlie Cornish to plant their trees, plus staff stand and giveaway
- Wednesday 20: Environment team tour of on-site businesses to raise 3rd party awareness of our biodiversity
- Thursday 21: Tree-planting at local schools including Bishop’s Stortford College
- Friday 22: Staff and business partner tour of new on-site habitat creation area
