What’s Planned?

We are planning on planting 62 new trees. Because the park is used frequently for local sports teams the planting will be around the playground and the edge of the domain so as not to interfere with the playing space. 43 trees will be small (5-10m),12 will be medium (11-15m), 5 will be large (16-20m) and only 2 will be very large (20m+). 

Why?

·     Support the Urban Forest Plan

·     Improve biodiversity and birdlife

·     Reduce long-term maintenance costs

Key Features:

·     Retained open grass area for recreation

·     Safe design with clear sightlines

·     CCC will aim for 40 - 60% of new trees to be natives.

Important Points to note:

·     Trees species will be well suited to the local conditions.

·     Tree species will be positioned appropriately to allow for debris management.

·     Tree spacings will be a minimum of 5.0 m apart to allow for easy lawn mowing.

·     No tree shall be planted closer than 3.0m from a pathway.

·     No tree shall be planted closer than 5.0m from a sports field and no tree canopy drip line shall extend above a sports field.

·     All trees are planted at their early stages in the winter months. We expect trees to take approximately 30 years to reach maturity.