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We plant native trees because they support our native species and are adaptable to our local landscape and to climate zones. This provides a healthy ecosystem that not only benefits wildlife but also people and our living landscape.

Trees help reduce flooding by acting as natural sponges, intercepting rainfall and slowing the rate at which water hits the ground. Meanwhile, complex root systems enhance soil permeability—allowing water to soak into the earth—while binding soil together to prevent erosion and surface runoff

Additionally, trees help to sequester carbon dioxide by absorbing and storing it from the atmosphere which helps contribute to mitigating global warming and can help regulate local microclimates by cooling the air through transpiration. 

We will be planting native and naturalised tree species including oak, rowan, willow, Scots pine, sweet chestnut and more. Certain species of tree will have a preference for where they grow, which is why we will be focusing on planting the right tree in the right place.
For example:

• willows and alders will be planted along rivers and wetter sites,
• rowans and birches in more upland sites and as part of a woodland creation mix
• oaks, hazels, hawthorns in hedges, parklands, schools and community spaces as well as to enrich existing woodlands

Most trees will be planted in the autumn and winter months when the trees are dormant.

At the end of the planting season around April, we will publish our tree planting tally along with broad locations of where the trees are situated in the landscape.