2050 Urban Forest Strategy - Our vision for all our trees and woodlands

Trees as part of new cycle infrastructure

Include trees in the designs of new segregated cycle infrastructure ideally between cycle lane and main carriageway. They can provide shade and shelter and improve safety of users while improving the street scene. Some recent cycle lanes have effectively widened the hard surfaced area with very little or no planting.

Food Forests

Plant more edible trees and shrubs in open spaces and streets. Plant community orchards and involve volunteer groups and charities (like Grounded Community) to look after and collect food.

Use subward canopy cover maps to priortise investment https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/trees-map-where-could-we-create-woodland-england

I assume that “trees” covers green drain aways, scheubs, etc.

Trees need to be used to improve Strand , Castle and Langland Streets. Near the quay blue card holders block access to eg Bell Lane, also at that location the telegraph pole needs to be removed, on the conservation area border. Shops on all three streets should be encouraged to open up their backyards to footfall, helping to create a Brighton Lanes ambience and more spaces for micro pop-up events, street parties, etc. Also Mulberry trees should be planted if possible, adding to the original meaning of “Old Orchard”. We only have one such tree at the moment on Langland Street.

Pay farmers/Landowners on poor quality land to plant trees

A lot of trees/hedges are lost due to payments based on land cleared for agriculture. even when land is not ideal for this purpose. give direct payments or reductions in tax to those wanting to re-wild or reforest existing land.