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Over this series we'll be guiding you through tree planting season and beyond, sharing useful information and facts about trees and tree planting in Oxford.
In 2019, we declared a climate emergency in Oxford, and in September 2022 we reaffirmed our commitment to addressing the ecological emergency. We are also working hard to achieve a Zero Carbon Oxford by 2040 to help ensure that we are doing everything to protect our city for not only future generations but for those living here today.
Our natural environment, including Oxford’s areas of woodland and trees along streets and in gardens, play an important role in reducing the effects of climate change and supporting our biodiversity. They provide us with ways to adapt to it through the ecosystem services they provide such as carbon capture, reducing flooding, giving us clean air and supporting our health and wellbeing.
We are very lucky to have many scientific experts and a variety of important biodiversity spaces in our city.
We have outstanding forests and woodlands in and around the City such as Brasenose Wood and Shotover, as well as iconic tree lined streets such as St. Giles and important wildlife corridors such as the Boundary Brook Wildlife Corridor.
We are also very fortunate to have valuable tree collections from around the world such as in Headington Hill Park, University Parks and the Botanic Gardens, and trees in our neighbourhoods help to create a sense of place for our communities.
Over the past 10 years, the council, along with ODS has planted over 10,000 new trees in our green spaces, and we are now embarking on a programme to plant more hedgerows across our city and to support our urban forest. But, if we are going to make Oxford a truly green city we also need everyone, including residents, businesses, schools and community organisations to help – by planting trees on their own land, where they can.
By signing up to this newsletter you can help us to achieve this goal and to take the next steps in greening up our city – one tree at a time.
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