South lanarkshire council secures £90k funding to plant new trees

THE COUNCIL’S REMOVING BARRIERS TO TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME HAS BEEN AWARDED THE CASH. 00:11, 03 Jun 2025Updated 12:43, 03 Jun 2025 Green-conscious South Lanarkshire Council will be planting

new trees right across the community after securing some funding support. The council’s Removing Barriers to Tree Planting programme has been awarded £90,000 to allow it to plant trees in

key areas across South Lanarkshire. The grant which will run over a three-year period is part of the Future Woodlands Scotland (FWS) £450,000 fund which was awarded to seven community

projects across Scotland's cities and towns The funding will allow the planting of trees at strategic locations working closely with Clyde Climate Forest to allow collaboration with

partners including the Tree Council and Trees for Cities. David Booth, the council's Executive Director of Community and Enterprise Resources, has welcomed the vital support to help

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continues below He said: “We are delighted that our funding bid to Future Woodlands Scotland for £90,000 over a three-year period has been successful. “These funds will now allow us to buy

trees and materials which we will then be able to plant in some of our local climate vulnerable communities. READ MORE: Motherwell model encourages others to 'empower in every

step' as she aims for Miss Great Britain crownREAD MORE: Brute left partner bruised 'all over her body' after domestic attack “Planting trees, as well as enhancing the look

and feel of our local communities, provide long term benefits as they grow and enrich the local biodiversity in our communities. “This funding will allow us to tackle some of the key

challenges we all face, from the climate and biodiversity crisis to declining health and well-being.” FWS, which is dedicated to creating and conserving woodlands across Scotland, selected

the first seven projects to receive large grants of up to £100,000 from its Urban Forestry Programme Challenge Fund. READ MORE: Praise for cancer charity based in Wishaw with team of over

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