DEDICATED volunteers have reached a milestone in completing a census of all the trees on public land in Knutsford.
The team, led by Malcolm Thomas and Kevin Griffiths, seek to raise awareness across the town and to encourage tree maintenance and planting.
They believe that trees give the neighbourhood life, colour and beauty as well as providing clean air and protecting the community from extreme weather and habitats for wildlife.
So far, as part of the Town Council’s nature action plan, volunteers have tagged, recorded and mapped 940 street trees.
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Whilst they had previously estimated from aerial images that there were 8,000 trees in Knutsford, their work has established that most trees in the town are on privately owned land, including schools, sports clubs, businesses and house gardens.
The group is now extending the census to community woods, including College Wood, St John’s Wood and The Heath, in collaboration with friends groups and local residents.
To complete the…
