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East Brighton Park tree planting
Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas known to contribute to the effects of global warming. Brighton & Hove City Council is committed to reducing the production of carbon dioxide and has taken many measures to achieve this within both its operational capacity and in the way it manages its offices and other buildings.
A major and visually pleasing factor in the balancing or reduction of carbon dioxide undertaken by this council is the planting of trees. Trees absorb carbon dioxide as part of their daily growing cycle and in this way act as a 'green' filter.
Urban planting continues throughout the city but, on occasion, areas are highlighted, or their status is altered, and gives rise to an opportunity that allows a higher number of trees to be planted in a single operation - in fact to create small additional areas of woodland.
Such an opportunity presented itself at East Brighton Park where an area of previously mown grass was re-designated and planted as a woodland. The area is on sloping ground and is fairly exposed to the prevailing south-westerly winds which has restricted the choice of species to those best able to cope with the extreme site conditions. The planting consists of both deciduous and evergreen species with a low dense shrub layer fronting the project, all protected within 'tree shelters'.
The planting consists of the following species:
Blackthorn, Evergreen Oak, Holly, Sycamore, Field Maple, Yew, Monterey Pine, Spindle Tree, Sea Buckthorn, White Berried Dogwood.