Medway's first, one-of-a-kind 'movable forest' has landed at Luton Primary School in Chatham, in an effort to help combat climate change and clean up the air. Resident-led organisation Arches Local recently developed and installed the moveable forest concept. This involved trees being planted in large containers that can then be flexibly moved around the Luton area of Chatham. The starting point for the project is on the schoolgrounds of Luton Primary School in Luton Road, where three pear (Pyrus Calleryana Chanticleer) and two cherry (Prunus Avium Plena) trees have been placed in 1000 litre and 500 litre containers respectively. At the beginning of the year, an apple (James Malus) tree was also planted in a 1000 litre container at the Great South Allotment off Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, to test the concept of the project.
Arches Local coordinator Stephen Perez said that while they would have liked to and planned to plant more trees, they discovered that actually the type of tree, the location, and community involvement among other factors can be “equally if not just as important than simply the number of trees planted in an urban setting.” “We hope that the movable forest will help combat climate change, clean up the air and lock in carbon dioxide in an area that continues to suffer from poor air quality,” he added. The latest project by Arches Local comes just months after 31 trees were planted in the streets of the Luton area in Chatham to mark National Tree Week. Working together with local charity Medway Plus, the Luton Urban Trees project was delivered thanks to £10,000 in funding from Postcode Local Trust and a further £5,000 investment by the Big Local programme in the area. Arches Local was formed as part of the Big Local initiative, funded by the National Lottery, to improve areas across England, including central Chatham. Photos: Arches Local Comments are closed.
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