Progress on land use

Action	Measure of success	Information
Plant a million additional trees across the county by 2030	Number of trees planted External funding received Number of planting sites Species planted Ash dieback project	Since 2020 over 60,000 trees have been planted by GCC A combination of native and climate resilient tree species have been planted (Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Common Hazel, Crab Apple, Elder, Grey Willow, Downy Birch, English Oak, Sessile Oak, Bird Cherry. A mix of Whips, Feathers and standards have been planted Funding provided by the Forestry Commission, Woodland Trust and Gloucestershire County Council Funding for an additional 50,000 trees is secured for planting in the 2022/23 planting season Trees have been planted at over 40 sites Find out how ash dieback is mitigated for on our roads
Develop a Gloucestershire based carbon offsetting scheme	Carbon offsetting scheme in development Carbon offsetting scheme in place	GCC have helped fund the Gloucestershire Nature and Climate Fund, which is developing Gloucestershire based carbon offsetting. Find out about the Gloucestershire Nature and Climate Fund.

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