Good news for the environment in that every city councillor in Gloucester is being given an allocation of up to 300 trees to plant in their wards.
This will be done over the next two planting seasons and is an aspiration not a quota. Clearly, some councillors with limited open space in their wards will struggle to fulfil this – but any extra trees are a bonus.
The planting locations will be supervised and signed off by the city council’s tree officer. Whilst we have lots of open space in Podsmead, we need to be very careful in where we plant to avoid storing up problems for the future.
That’s why I’m keen to hear from residents on where they think the trees should be planted. Residents and residents groups will hopefully be able to help with the planting and watering of the young trees, and I’ve already had a positive response from Podsmead Big Local on this initiative, and some great suggestions from panel members.
Trees are a vital part of the fight against climate change. They provide air quality, shade, and they look great. This scheme, carefully managed, could really help the city and our communities.
If you have ideas for tree planting locations, or if you want to offer to help, do please get in touch.
Along Tuffley Avenue instead of the failing concrete monstrosity that borders Wingates
Thanks Robert, definitely hoping to plant some trees along there and remove the wall if we can. We need to raise some money first.
I have a potted tree I wanted to plant near the front of my home, on the council’s land. They used to have a tree there, a birch or rowan, but it was damaged in a storm about a decade ago, then kids stamped on what was left of it, which meant it never recovered.
The tree I have is a Rowan (aka mountain ash) and I’d love to put it in open space somewhere in the area please?
Also can you suggest to the council that more FRUIT trees are planted on open spaces? The fruit that falls can feed wildlife, and residents could pick ripe fruit before it falls if they are short on fresh food. Ground fruit that goes nasty is quickly turned into mulch to feed the tree using a mower if too much falls. But this could help food poverty, not just help with climate issues.
Great idea Julie. Let me raise these questions and get back to you? Best wishes Sebastian