Ground Control, the
UK’s leading landscaping and external maintenance provider, plant over 22,000
trees in response to Government’s ongoing efforts to grow woodland cover as part of the
ambitious 25 Year Environment Plan.
Being heavily
invested in caring for the environment and committed to improving the fabric of
this planet, Billericay-based Ground Control create
22 acres of woodland in Essex, to deliver tangible benefits such as
removing CO2 from the nation’s atmosphere and driving forward conservation by
increasing biodiversity.
Expected to be
completed by early 2019, the 22 acres of woodland will be made up of 22,734
native trees and shrubs, which will create a new, sustainable habitat, capture
3000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent by year 50, improve water quality and flood
catchment management.
Ground Control
worked with the Forestry Commission to develop this woodland creation project,
with the tree planting beginning at the end of November. Crowders and Alba
Trees, who grow over 10 million quality trees for rapid delivery throughout the
UK, have supplied the broadleaved trees and shrubs, with Green-Tech providing
the shelters and tree spiral guards.
Being experts in
large scale tree installation, planting and maintenance, Ground Control will
create the woodland with minimum disruption and with the expertise to make sure
it lasts for years to come. With a detailed ongoing management regime, they
will intensively maintain the area for the first ten years until it is
established.
Chris Bawtree,
Project Manager at Ground Control, explained: ‘’We
are thrilled to be able to create a new substantial woodland here in Essex.
"Not only will
this development help mitigate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, but it
will also contribute to wider environmental benefit. The creation of more
woodland is hugely important to us and supports the government’s commitment to
increase UK woodland cover to provide habitats for wildlife, help to prevent
flood risk and ultimately reduce carbon in our atmosphere. We encourage
everyone to protect and enhance our environment for future generations.’’
Ground Control would
like to thank all organisations which were consulted throughout the development
of this sustainable woodland creation scheme, including the Forestry
Commission, Environment Agency, Essex Wildlife Trust, National Grid, Anglian
Water and Essex County Council.
For more information
about Ground Control, visit ground-control.co.uk.
