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Glasgow sets up service for online suggestions on locations for tree plantings

27/11/23

Mark Say Managing Editor

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Glasgow City Council has launched an online service for residents to suggest where trees and wildflowers should be planted.

It is part of programme to plant around 18 million trees and hedges and create new woodland and wildlife habitats around the city-region by 2030.

The service is part of the Tree Plan Portal, which enables people to see where trees and have already been planted and suggest sites for further plantings. It includes an interactive map with functions to provide further information and submit photographs.

Locations suggested by the public will be assessed by the council and, if viable, a suitable species of tree for the site’s size and growing conditions will be selected.

Cllr Angus Millar, Glasgow's convener for climate, said: "As we work to expand our tree planting activity across the city, we are always looking for new locations. I'd encourage everyone to have a look at the new portal and maybe suggest a grass verge, greenspace or park which you think is an ideal location for new tree planting or nectar rich wildflowers."

Almost 70,000 trees have been planted across the city since 2018/19 which will provide food, cover and nest sites for birds as well as habitat for insects, bats and invertebrates. The trees will also create shade for people and animals amid rising summer temperatures.

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