As part of supporting The Big Tree Plant Defra tasked the Forestry Commission to set up a Working Group of partners to highlight the main barriers and drivers to both planting new trees and retaining existing ones within urban areas. This recently released report highlights potential solutions through recommendations from the Working Group and is intended to provide a platform for discussion with the relevant sectors that are perceived to be contributing to the barriers listed. It is hoped that the report will encourage constructive dialogue and assist in challenging some of the more entrenched issues around the provision of trees in urban areas.
Members of the Working Group will be liasing with the various sectors and a final inclusive report will be published, with it is hoped real progress being made in overcoming the issues raised.
Click here to view the full report (Adobe Acrobat PDF - 141KB)
