Shaun the Sheep to plant the 9 millionth National Forest tree A virtual ceremony will take place at noon today on Facebook Updated Shaun the Sheep is the new ambassador for the National Forest Company Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The National Forest will hit a huge milestone today as the nine millionth tree is planted in a virtual ceremony – by Shaun the Sheep.