A new £2.7 million fund has been announced by the Government to help increase tree planting and the regeneration of nature in local communities.
The money which stems from the Government's Nature for Climate Fund, seeks to help local authorities establish more trees in parklands, urban areas, riverbanks, alongside footpaths and roads.
Locations such as those help to give the most benefit to both societies and ecosystems as they can help provide flood protection, carbon absorption, habitat protection and support biodiversity.
Forestry minister, Lord Goldsmith, said: "This is an opportunity for communities to work with their local authorities to identify land, design projects and apply for funds. Trees and land restoration are central to our plans for nature recovery and to get to net-zero emissions, and we know how much value people place on trees and green spaces in their local communities."
The fund is targeted at places where the landscape has been neglected in the past, or has been damaged by tree diseases such as ash dieback.
Applications for the Local Authority Treescapes fund will be open to all local authorities, with bidding starting from April.
