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Council would like your help to find tree planting projects

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The county council wants the help of parish and town councils to assist in identifying suitable areas within their community where replanting can be undertaken.

The replanting season runs between November and March. 

If practical we would be looking at planting in groups of mixed native whips (young tree seedlings 2-3 years old) rather than larger specimen trees, but we can consider all requests.

Within the capacity of the Ash Dieback Project, we currently have two options available;

1. Submit areas to be considered for replanting on highways land by the Ash Dieback Team.

2. Submit a request for whips / trees to be donated to the parish council, to plant themselves within the community (this can be projects such as planting Hedgerows, Wildlife Corridors, Orchards, filling in corners of fields or even supporting a local community planting project such as sensory garden, forest schools and much more).

If you would like to submit a request for trees to be planted during November 2024 to March 2025, please complete this form, and return to trees@gloucestershire.gov.uk

This planting work is being undertaken in addition to the county council’s existing pledge on tree planting.

Download our list of trees document here. 

 

Ash Dieback Project, replanting scheme background

In June 2020 GCC Highways launched the Ash Dieback Project to start to tackle the effects of the disease within the county. The disease also known as Chalara is caused by a fungus which affects the vascular system of Ash trees and can kill young specimens very rapidly. Older trees can resist for longer but are likely to shed limbs, become unstable and are extremely likely to die.

During the three years, GCC Highways managed to remove 12,640 infected Ash Trees which posed a danger to highway users. With an aim of replanting at least two trees for every diseased tree felled.

During the last three planting season a total of 40,597 trees were planted by March 2023, either by our Ash Dieback team or through providing young trees to Parish Councils. 

Tree Warden Scheme GCC are in process of setting up Gloucestershire Tree Warden scheme with the Tree Council, if you wish to become a tree warden or wish to find out more, please email TreeWardenScheme@Gloucestershire.gov.uk.