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Residents and Councillors Plant Together as Reading’s Tree Planting Efforts Set To Reach 387 Planted in Five Months
- Collaborative effort saw residents choose the tree best suited to their road
- By the end of March 387 trees will have been planted in Reading since November
- Tree planting strategy will see 3,000 trees planted on Council land by 2030
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Council commits almost £1 million additional funding for more carbon reduction measures at brand new leisure sites
- New measures to include solar panels and three additional air source heat pumps (ASHP) at Rivermead and Palmer Park
- Investment will contribute to the Council’s ambition to achieve a net-zero carbon Reading by 2030
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Reading Council to extend successful ‘Rewilding’ trial into 2022
- Rewilding scheme first introduced in 2020 continues to be a great success
- Initiative launched in 12 parks during 2021
- Introduction of wildflowers to town centre locations
- Several volunteer groups created community-led rewilding sites last season
![Michael and William in the highways team planting trees along Blandford Road in south Reading. A joint project between the Council's parks and highways departments](https://cdn.prgloo.com/media/921b671c29e345f292de0c384a90c56a.jpg?width=442&height=663)
Reading’s Tree and Biodiversity Strategies Finalised
- ambitious aim for 3,000 new trees on Council land by 2030
- action plan sets out how we will conserve, enhance and reverse the decline of biodiversity in Reading
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One Hundred Japanese Cherry Blossoms Gifted to Reading
- Over 350 trees planted this season
- Focus on increasing the diversity of the tree varieties across Reading
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New Reading Climate Strategy and Carbon Plan Approved
- Two new climate change strategies to drive Reading towards its next zero carbon target unanimously approved last night
- Council has already cut its own carbon footprint by 62.5% since 2008-9
- New Carbon Plan now aims for 85% reduction in emissions by 2025