Brighton & Hove City Council’s ‘Soft and Hard Landscapes Tree Planting Opportunity Mapping Report’ outlines opportunities for new tree planting across Brighton & Hove, with exploration into potential available space in both hard and soft landscapes. Using a hotspot mapping approach, potential planting locations are ranked from low to high priority, depending on the need of that area for a raise in canopy cover and ecosystem service delivery based on five criteria: air pollution concentration, indices of multiple deprivation, risk of flooding, surface temperature and population density.
Brighton & Hove City Council has developed a tree planting strategy for 2022-2027. Some of the key parts of this strategy revolve around a vision to increase canopy cover and planting in appropriate places. This report can facilitate the first steps towards bringing this vision to fruition.
