New woodland and orchards in Tewkesbury will celebrate the coronation
Two funding wins by Tewkesbury Borough Council will see new a woodland and a number of community orchards planted, all to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
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Two funding wins by Tewkesbury Borough Council will see a new wood planted in the brough and it hopes also a number of community orchards, all to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Tewkesbury Borough Council has successfully secured two funding bids from the Coronation Living Heritage Fund (CLHF) for the installation of a new Coronation Micro Wood and to launch a Coronation Community Orchard grant scheme in spring 2024.
The council has been awarded a total of £41,915 from the CLHF, which was set up to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III and support local tree planting projects across England.
The site for the Coronation Micro Wood will be selected in the new year (2024) in an urban area easily accessible for the public to enjoy.
The new Coronation Community Orchard grant scheme will launch in April 2024 and provide funding to local community groups to establish community orchards.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s deputy leader and lead member for clean and green environment, Councillor Sarah Hands said: “We are committed to tree planting across our borough, and we’re delighted to have this opportunity to support carbon capture through nature.
“It’s exciting to think that we should see the installation of a new micro wood and several new or improved community orchards by March 2025.
“I encourage eligible community organisations to apply for the community orchard grant scheme when it opens next year.”
The council was awarded £18,295 to install a Coronation Micro Wood.
It describes mirco woods as described as “miniature areas of woodland in urban areas which follow the Miyawaki method – a cost-effective way of creating densely planted, multi-layered forest ecosystems”.
“Trees planted by this method grow much faster than traditional woodland, have recorded higher biodiversity and capture more carbon. The tree species chosen will be characteristic of the local area and native tree species will be used to encourage natural regeneration of native species,” said the council.
The council will launch the new Coronation Community Orchard grant scheme in April 2024. The scheme will be open to non-profit community organisations across Tewkesbury Borough.
The available funding for this scheme is £23,620, and will need to be spent by March 2025. Further details on eligibility and how to apply will be published when the scheme opens.
Further updates about both projects will be announced on the council’s website in the new year.
The story is a press releases sent out by Tewkesbury Borough Council on 18 December 2023.
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