Urban Green Shoots Launched

Cornwall Council’s Natural Environment Service is delighted to announce the start of a brand-new initiative to bring more biodiversity to the heart of Cornwall’s towns.

Urban Green Shoots is aimed at bringing nature closure to the communities most at need to address the inequality that deprived communities throughout Cornwall are often least able to access nature-rich spaces.

The declaration of the climate emergency and ecological emergency highlights a clear need to improve the wildlife value of multiple areas within Cornwall. There is also a need to increase the quality of green spaces within towns and what they offer to people. There is a need for these green spaces to provide pollinator habitat, shade, an increase in valuable flood protection and pollution control, to make town greenspaces more attractive and interesting places to relax and spend time, to help local communities increase their use of greenspaces in order to contribute to healthy living.

The sites will have a range of new planting, access improvements and habitat features installed, with details being made available on-site or via this project Let’s Talk Platform as plans develop.

If you are green-fingered or would just like to get involved with caring for your local area, you will be able to get involved with new Green Gardening Groups for the enhanced spaces from early 2024.