Nature
Green spaces such as parks, rivers, trees, gardens, and fields are important for our mental health and wellbeing. They also help fight climate change by storing carbon, which is why we need to look after them.
The trees, hedgerows, parks, rivers, ponds, fields and gardens in the borough all have an important role to play in storing carbon and combatting climate change. It is also important to keep lots of different types of nature and make sure they are all connected, which helps animals and plants live and grow.
We are working to take care of green spaces in a cleaner way by using electric vehicles and power tools that run on green energy, which is better for the planet.
In our Biodiversity Action Plan, we want to grow more wildflower meadows, hedges, and tree canopies. These help to store carbon out of the air and keep it locked away for a long time.
We are also working to fix problems caused by climate change, like flooding and very hot weather.