Including the closely related terms trees, and planting.
… and adaptation, but it also means opportunity. It is a chance to grow a new sector of our economy, and this means new jobs and money saved in your pocket too. Our first plan contained more than 40 actions and included ambitious schemes such as investing in a hydroelectric plant to help power Pershore Leisure Centre, improving the energy efficiency of households and installing electric car…
…, or significant refurbishments of community buildings that include car parking facilities, to incorporate provision of one or more publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points. The steep wooded flanks of the Cotswolds and Bredon Hill give way to gnarled ancient trees, hiding the violet click beetle beneath their bark and casting their shade over swathes of orchid filled grassland…
…. The horticultural heritage of the Vale has given us a legacy of traditional orchards, where the nationally rare noble chafer beetle still thrives amongst the tumbledown trees. Through this working landscape, the River Avon meanders across its rich floodplain, dotted with marshy wet meadows sheltering lapwing and curlew and lone black poplars weep into the water where otters raise their cubs amongst…
… techniques like coppicing reveal sunny glades and grassy rides, perfect for butterflies and people alike. Wychavon’s key habitats and priority species 8 Ancient and veteran trees 9 Arable farmland 2 Canals 2 Fen and marsh 8 Grassland 7 Hedgerows 5 Ponds and lakes 4 Reedbed 7 Rivers and streams 13 Road verges 1 Scrub 8 Traditional orchard 5 Wet grassland 5 Wet woodland 10 Woodland 13…
… decline in Britain, so we’re working to create vital habitats in our parks and green spaces filled with plants and flowers that are rich in nectar and pollen. In 2019, we became one of the beneficiaries of the ‘Places for Pollinators’ campaign following the planting of a new demonstration garden at the Civic Centre. The garden is one of ten Places for Pollinators that West Midlands…