Branching Out – Tree Council community planting grant scheme for 2024-25
Branching Out, The Tree Council’s grants programme for community groups, schools, small registered charities, and Tree Warden Networks seeking to establish trees, hedgerows, and orchards in the 2024/25 planting season is now open for applications. The fund provides grants ranging from £250 to £2,500 in value – with faster decisions for those applying for funds below £500. For more details go to Branching Out Fund
If you have any ideas on where the Parish might benefit from this funding, please write to The Clerk, admin@bisley-with-lypiatt.gov.uk
- Bibury PC have kindly shared their article Ash Tree Dieback QA which they have written. This problem is affecting parishes right across the county.
- GCC Ash Dieback Project
Suggestions for tree planting in Eastcombe (PDF)
Parish Council Tree Policy (PDF)
Be part of a green recovery with free trees from the Woodland Trust. Community groups and schools wanting to plant trees need get their applications into the Woodland Trust soon. To apply for free trees, visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/freetrees
To mark the celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Parish Councillors (nobly assisted by Oscar and Keiran) planted an oak tree at Oakridge Allotment, the Recreation Ground, Eastcombe and on the King George V Playing Field, Bisley.
In February 2020, Bisley with Lypiatt Parish Council and the community planted five large Lime trees to make a statement that they strongly support climate change actions that aid carbon storage and provide for future shade against the hot summer sun. The 3m tall trees were planted along the perimeter of the field opposite the mature limes, beech and oaks in the Pleasure Ground. As they grow they will continue to extend the ‘avenue’ that we all enjoy as we enter Eastcombe from Old Neighbourhood.
This work is part of the project called ‘Trees, Hedges and Wildlife Corridors’ which is a collaboration between Thomas Keble school, the Parish Council and the Teaching Trees programme of the Royal Forestry Society. The photo shows Parish Councillors and the Parish Clerk, plus Thomas Keble staff and young Finn from Thomas Keble’s Nature Club ready to plant the last tree
Trees have been planted along the edge of Thomas Keble playing field in a collaboration between the Parish Council, Thomas Keble school and the Teaching Trees programme of the Royal Forestry Society. There is also advice on suitable species for tree planting in and around Eastcombe.