Including the closely related terms trees, and planting.
… maintenance contract to facilitate a greater number of volunteer-led biodiversity and nature conservation activities xii. Identified locations for 600 trees to be planted this winter, as part of the overall commitment to planting 2,000 new trees by 2022. xiii. Introduced a requirement to include a consideration of carbon impact in all reports to the Council’s strategic committees xiv. Held…
… Spaces 48.Green spaces across the borough capture carbon from the atmosphere. In 2018/19, 500 trees were planted on streets, and 1,000 saplings were planted in our parks. RBK has committed to repeat this level of activity for the next three years. Dead wood is left in place where it is safe to do so to enhance biodiversity. 49.The RBK Tree Strategy provides a framework for the maintenance…
… conservation projects in our green spaces, with 9,000 hours volunteered in 2018/19 e. Encouraging our residents to get involved in watering trees and planting activities in parks and open spaces Key linked strategies a. Reimagining Kingston’s Town Centre (2019) b. Green Spaces Strategy (2016-2021) c. Core Strategy (2012) / New Local Plan (in development) Waste Management, recycling…
… carbon emissions from the heating (and in some places, cooling) of local buildings. Kingston Council has successfully applied for £50,000 from an ERDF energy fund distributed by Greater London Authority to engage a civil engineering consultancy to draft a detailed feasibility study of the Hogsmill wastewater treatment plant owned and operated by Thames Water. The aim is to inform and make…
… and enhancement of trees in the borough and defines the management approach for safe and useful life expectancy for Council-owned tree stock. The Council owns approximately 12,000 street trees and more within parks, open spaces, school grounds and council housing estates. The Strategy will ensure that the management of trees within the borough will be dealt with in a coordinated and accountable manner…