More than 100 trees have been planted across the city of Brighton & Hove as part of an exciting project aiming to increase urban tree cover in coastal areas.
Since the start of the year, Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Sussex has been organising community tree planting events as part of the Trees for Cities’ Forgotten Places project.
Planting has taken place in Bevendean, Woodingdean, Portslade and on the Bristol Estate.
Jenni Cresswell from CPRE Sussex said:
“We have been working flat out with the council’s Arboriculture Team to plant all 102 of our trees as part of this exciting project.”
Partner organisation the Field Studies Council has produced a Tree ID Guide with input from tree experts in Brighton and will produce two more before the year is out.
Alongside the printed guides, the Field Studies Council is also running three Tree ID training courses throughout the year.
In 2021, CPRE Sussex’s Plant your Postcode volunteers, supported by Brighton & Hove City Council’s Arboriculture team and Hove Civic Society, made a successful bid to take part in Forgotten Places.
In total, the project, run by Trees for Cities, will see £1.2m of funding to plant 55,000 trees across seven coastal towns and cities.
Forgotten Places is one of several CPRE Sussex-led initiatives to improve the environment across the county. Find out how to get involved online.
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