Stewart Hood has transformed the plot near Antrim town. A pensioner who has planted 20,000 trees on a plot of disused land has been hailed an environmental champion. Retired electrical engineer Stewart Hood, 77, from Co Antrim, has transformed the stony grounds of his 22-acre site into an area rich in biodiversity. Mr Hood secured support from Stormont's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) to undertake the major forestry project.

Stewart Hood has transformed the plot near Antrim town. A pensioner who has planted 20,000 trees on a plot of disused land has been hailed an environmental champion. Retired electrical engineer Stewart Hood, 77, from Co Antrim, has transformed the stony grounds of his 22-acre site into an area rich in biodiversity. Mr Hood secured support from Stormont's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) to undertake the major forestry project.