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Brighton & Hove Council, Countryside Manager explains:
An area above the football pitches in East Brighton Park has been planted with young trees and shrubs. This will have a number of functions. The trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air and are being planted to compensate for the carbon dioxide emitted by the council at it's offices.
Carbon dioxide is a green house gas and is known to contribute to global warming. This project was initiated by the Council's Sustainability Commission, developed by the Arboriculture Team and part funded by the Sustainability Team's and the Countryside Team's Sheepcote Valley budgets.
This location has been chosen to complete the tree belt around the pitches. This will extend the wildlife corridor, provide shelter for the valley and help screen the urban features an the edge of the valley and improve the landscape as per the Sheepcote Valley management plan.
Here is the species list. Where possible native tree species have been used. Some are not native, but have needed to be used because of the exposed location (taking the full force of the south westerly winds and salty see spray). Once the copse is established these could be replaced with native trees. The plan allows for a belt of shrubs around the edge which will increase the value of the copse to wildlife.
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Prunus spinosa
Quercus ilex
Ilex aquifolium
Acer psuedoplatanus
Acer campestre
Taxus baccata
Pinus radiata
Euonymus europaeus
Hippophae rhamnoides
Cornus alba
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Blackthorn
Evergreen Oak
Holly
Sycamore
Field Maple
Yew
Monterey Pine
Spindle
Sea Buckthorn
White Berried Dogwood
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75
45
45
330
150
75
75
105
105
45
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Total trees and shrubs planted
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105 0
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We hope you will all enjoy this new feature. |
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