Response 952251

Response to request for information

Response date

29 September 2022

Request

Please tell me whether the council has undertaken any tree planting schemes as part of its work to tackle climate change and/or help reach net zero or improve air quality.

Please tell me

• When the tree planting scheme took place
• How many trees were planted
• How much the scheme cost
• How many trees are still surviving

Response

Rushcliffe Borough Council has undertaken a number of tree planting schemes, which all contribute to its Climate Change / Net zero targets, air quality targets and biodiversity targets:

• 1. Public Free Tree Scheme. Rushcliffe Borough Council provides free native trees to residents in Rushcliffe. In 2021/22, 1,200 total trees were supplied; of which 579 were Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) and 621 were Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea), these were delivered to 631 addresses.
• 2. Community Tree Scheme. Rushcliffe Borough Council provides and where requested plants and maintains trees for communities within Rushcliffe. In 2021/22 the council supplied/planted 161 trees to 14 parishes and communities.
• 3. Planting with the Rushcliffe Borough Council estate. Ongoing tree planting is carried out on the Rushcliffe Borough Council estate where possible. In 2021/22 Rushcliffe Borough Council planted / supported the planting of 190 Trees and Shrubs on its own estate.