FOI002829 EIR Trees

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please provide the following information:

1. Does the council have a target for increasing tree cover, either as a number of individual trees or as a canopy cover percentage (or both)? If so, please state the target(s), the baseline from which they are measured, and the timeframe for achieving them.

2. What methods does the council plan to use to achieve any such target? Please specify what proportion, if any, is intended to be achieved through natural regeneration rather than active planting.

3. What budget has the council allocated to tree planting, natural regeneration and/or canopy cover expansion for each financial year from 2020/21 to the current financial year? Please include both capital and revenue budgets where these are held separately.

4. What progress has been made against any targets set out in answer to question 1? Please provide the most recent available figures, including the date to which they relate.

5. Does the council have a tree planting strategy, urban forestry strategy, or equivalent policy document that governs this work? If so, please provide a copy or a link to where it is publicly available.

If any of this information is already published, I would be grateful for a link to where it can be found rather than a full disclosure.