Kirklees Council Parks & Greenspaces
Woodland Creation in Kirklees
The Forestry Commission and Natural England have a joint vision to create a more resilient, nature-rich and productive landscape. Read more.
To help meet these ambitions at a local level Kirklees Council is working towards increasing its tree canopy cover to 21% by 2050 and as a key partner of the White Rose Forest, this ambition aligns with the White Rose Forest Action plan 2021-2025 (a plan for 2025-2050 is due to be published in Autumn 2025).
It also supports wider council priorities relating to Clean and Green and the declared Climate Emergency including the Kirklees Environment Strategy
The planting of trees and creation of woodland can provide multiple benefits to an area and the communities that live there. These include:
* Removal of carbon from the air and contribution to long-term carbon storage.
* Helping to alleviate flooding by slowing the movement of water through the land.
* Improving air quality by taking particulates out of the air we breathe.
* Improving water quality by cleaning and filtering water before it reaches water courses.
These all help towards mitigating the effects of climate change.
Importantly, woodland creation also:
* Increases biodiversity by expanding the variety of habitats, plants and animals; helping to reverse the national decline.
* Provides communities with access to high quality green spaces to promote exercise, recreation and other associated health benefits.
* Provides economic benefits - adding trees and woodland helps to transform areas by increasing their attractiveness; making them places that people want to live, work and invest in.
If you have any questions about tree planting in Kirklees please email Trees-Woodlands@Kirklees.gov.uk