April 16, 2021 4:32 pm The 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland have completed a massive tree planting exercise at Kirkistown Race Circuit, with help from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and their Forests For Our Future programme. Recently, over a two-week period, 13,500 saplings have been planted at Kirkistown in Kircubbin, Co. Down. All of the trees are native species. They will contribute to biodiversity and carbon sequestration, improving air, soil and water quality in the area. While these trees will take a fair number of years to mature, when they do, th...