Worcestershire County Council’s creation of new woodlands across the county continues to take shape, with two further tree planting sites revealed today.
Trees will be planted in Upton Snodsbury and new woodland will be created in Dodderhill Parish, which is north-east of Droitwich, as part of the County Council’s plans to plant 150,000 trees at sites across the county.
A further site will be announced later in the Summer, which will help the County Council to meet its target.
These new sites will join the existing woodlands in the programme; the New Farm site in Norton and the Blackstone Picnic Place site in Bewdley.
50,000 trees, a third of the target, have been planted by the end of the current planting season.
Councillor Richard Morris, Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: “The announcement of two of our new tree planting sites, is a real progress point for this project. Our commitment to creating new woodlands across the county is a key part of our plan to shape Worcestershire’s future and the progress in Bewdley and at New Farm has been great to see. I look forward to seeing these two new sites grow and develop as we continue towards our target. I’d like to thank our officers, contractors and local members for all their hard work and dedication in helping this project come together so far.”
This project also will see the county become more pollinator friendly as land alongside the tree planting areas have been set aside as wildflower meadows.
It is also hoped a new wetland can be created adjacent to the river Avon.
The tree planting sites will create new native broadleaved woodland across Worcestershire.
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