Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle is swapping her high heels for wellies as she attempts to break a tree planting world record in Londonderry.

She will be joined by Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland (CVNI), firemen, athletes and as they try to break the Guinness World Record for the most trees planted on one site, in one hour.

The event will take place on Saturday 5 December at 1100 GMT at Gransha Park as part of National Tree Week and the BBC’s Breathing Places Tree O’Clock Campaign.

Nadine Coyle will be mucking in and kicking off the proceedings at the park – the team have a target of 23,000 trees being planted by 100 people in one hour.

The total needs to be more than 18,124, the current record, held by a team of school children, the Forestry Commission Scotland, and BP staff in Aberdeenshire.

Derry tree planters will compete against English teams in Essex and Hertfordshire to try to beat the world record.

There are hundreds of events taking place across the country, and you can organise your own or get involved by planting at home

Source: BBC News