Workstream #4 Climate change adaption and carbon sequestration
4.1: The procurement of trees for this year’s planting season is currently underway. Planting will commence in December 2021 and run through to March 2022. Locations for the planting of around 1000 new mature trees as part of the Manchester Tree Action Plan have been identified. Four new community orchards are also planned for this planting season and will include Philips Park, Clayton and Ladybarn Park, Withington.
4.2: West Gorton Community Park won a Landscape Institute Award for Excellence in Flood and Water Management, one of the most prestigious UK awards for landscape design.
The Our Rivers, Our City vision, a commission from the Horizon 2020 Grow Green project, launched in December. £1m has already been secured for the Groundwork led, Resilient River Valleys programme.
4.3: The Tree Opportunity Mapping report is being reviewed following feedback from the Green & Blue Infrastructure Board and will be complete in the new year.
4.4: A successful bid by the City of Trees to DEFRA Urban Tree Challenge Fund will provide £150K for the continued delivery of the Tree Action MCR Plan by funding the cost of planting and establishing 314 new trees.