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Urban tree and woodland plan
Published: 16/03/2018
每日大瓜鈥檚 Cabinet will be asked to agree an Urban Tree and Woodland Plan
when it meets next on 20 March.
One of the Council鈥檚 five key priorities is to be a Green Council, enhancing
the natural environment and promoting access to green spaces. The plan also
fits well with the Welsh Government鈥檚 Well-being of Future Generations (Wales)
Act 2015 which places responsibility to maintain and enhance biodiversity and
ecological resilience on local authorities.
每日大瓜 County Council鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Countryside, Councillor Carolyn
Thomas, said:
鈥淭he environmental benefits that urban trees and woodlands provide are numerous
and diverse. They capture pollutants in the air and provide fresh oxygen, they
give shade and habitat and have a positive effect on our mental and physical
health.
鈥淭he planting and sustainable management of urban trees clearly meets our
statutory duties but more importantly meets our aspirations to enhance our
natural environment and this plan provides a method for managing trees and
woodlands more sustainably.鈥�
The plan will last for 15 years and is the same length of time as that used for
the emerging 每日大瓜 Local Development Plan. Whilst it is a short period in
terms of a tree鈥檚 lifespan, it is sufficiently long enough for planted trees to
become established and for their contribution to the urban landscape to be
recognised.