Town council with Ansa and Cheshire East working on ways to preserve the lifespan of mature and established trees in Congleton

By Tom Avery

29th Apr 2021 | Local News

Congleton Town Council in conjunction with Ansa Environmental Services and Cheshire East Council are working in partnership to plan how they can join forces to preserve the lifespan of the many mature and established trees in the town.

By sharing best practice and resources, the group is "determined" to put in place "preventative measures" to avoid trees being felled in the future that could have been saved if action were taken early on.

Surveys and assessments of trees in all of Congleton's parks have been conducted over recent months.

The survey results will be used to determine strategies for replanting, successional planting and preservation of existing trees.

In response to one of the recommendations given to help protect existing trees, Ruth Burgess, Streetscape Development Manager, at Congleton Town Council, said: "We are looking at ways to reduce footfall around tree roots where possible to reduce compaction of the soil and damage to the roots.

"This could include fencing off, mulching, planting and signage."

She revealed that a large beech tree near Congleton Park's bowling green has been identified as showing "early signs of decline".

Mrs Burgess added: "By adopting some or all the above-mentioned strategies, we can, more than likely, increase the lifespan of the tree.

"The tree is in a row of four, we will be looking at the whole group because as trees grow together in groups, they form an integrity that can be diminished if one of the trees is lost."

In the first instance, Mrs Burgess will be instructing the Streetscape team to stop mowing around the trees.

Mrs Burgess continued: "We hope that a visual difference in mowing will encourage people to avoid the area, but whilst we were there recently, we noticed how popular a route it is.

"Therefore, we will also be looking at bulb planting, wildflowers, fencing and signage options.

"We recognise that we will need to provide information to park users to explain what we are doing and why.

"We do feel that it really supports our aspirations for making the park more biodiverse and we would like to make it an exemplar site to start educating the public about strategies that Cheshire East will gradually be rolling out across the borough."

For further information contact: Ruth Burgess, Streetscape Development Manager, Congleton Town Council. Tel: 01260 270350 ext 2 or email: [email protected]

     

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