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COMMUNITY LIFE

Hundreds of new trees for city

Worcester is getting greener as work gets
underway to plant a bumper 800 new

trees across the city.

The programme began organisation to mark The
in National Tree-Planting Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Week in November and
will continue through the REMEMBERING THE
winter planting season. QUEEN
These eight areas include
A mixture of fruit trees and Offerton Lane Local Nature
native woodland species Reserve, Weyburn Close,
are being planted in Cherry Orchard Local
locations across the city. Nature Reserve, St Peter’s
Power Park, Northwick Queen’s Green Canopy plaque
Worcester is a ‘Champion Lido, Oldbury Road Playing
City’ in the national Fields, Warndon Park and whips funded by the charity
Queen’s Green Canopy Cromwell Crescent Park. Trees for Cities will create PLATINUM JUBILEE
scheme, for having trees new woodland areas at COMMEMORATIVE
and woodlands as a central At King George V Playing Perdiswell and Cherry TREES TO BE PLANTED
part of the plan for its green Field, a circle of seven trees Orchard. Over 130 community
spaces. will be planted to represent street parties were held
the seven decades of the CLEAN AIR AND SHELTER in Worcester to celebrate
Many of the trees will be reign of Queen Elizabeth II. “We’re delighted to be the Queen’s Platinum
planted in the city’s eight continuing with our quest Jubilee this year – each
Queen Elizabeth II fields, A Christmas tree is to be to plant more trees across will be remembered with
which were given protected planted in Cripplegate Worcester,” says Cllr Karen a tree.
status by the Fields In Trust Park, while over 500 tree Lewing, Vice Chair of
Worcester City Council’s The City Council’s
Environment Committee. Community Engagement
Team is revisiting all the
“Trees bring so many residents who held a
benefits to all – they give street party to present
shelter and habitats for them with the special
wildlife, provide clean tree. If there is not a
air, offer protection from suitable place to plant the
flooding and store carbon. tree in their local area,
then alternative areas will
“They are also vital for be provided in a nearby
wellbeing. They give shade park or greenspace.
in hot weather and research
has shown that spending Trees bring many
Battenhall trees
time in green spaces not benefits for all
only improves your quality
of life, but can also improve
your physical health and
mental wellbeing.”

This season’s tree-planting
programme builds on
previous work to increase
tree coverage across the city.

Keep an eye on the Community Worcester social
media pages @CommunityWorcs for opportunities to
get involved and help with the tree planting, or email
Tree planting at Pitchcroft
earlier this year community@worcester.gov.uk to express your interest.

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