More than 6,000 trees are being planted across the borough, Cheshire East Council has said.
It follows a motion backed by a unanimous vote at full council last May which called for a commitment of being carbon neutral by 2025.
The tree-planting initiative will support the target as each tree planted has the potential to capture around one tonne of carbon over its lifetime.
Cllr Nick Mannion, Cheshire East Council cabinet member for environment and regeneration, said: “I am delighted to be able to announce that we are planting so many trees across our borough.
“Trees play a vital role in our environment.
“Not only do they produce oxygen, they also help to absorb the carbon dioxide emissions we create each and every day.
“Planting trees is just one measure that we can all take, where possible, to reduce our carbon footprint.
“We are also asking our community groups, schools, residents and businesses to plant a responsibly sourced tree and nurture it for the future.”
Cllr Quentin Abel, Cheshire East Council’s climate change champion, said: “I’m really pleased with this initiative.
“I would like to congratulate our officers at Cheshire East for making it possible to plant the 6,000 trees this side of the growing season.
“The care and attention to detail that has been put in place, should result in an approximately 80% increase in growth rate – with all the advantages and benefits this provides to all our communities.”
Tatton Park is hosting a tree planting day on Saturday March 14, where you can volunteer to help.
Find out more by visiting their website.
For advice and guidance on buying a tree, including an online shop, visit the Woodland Trust website at woodlandtrust.org.uk and select “plant trees”.
And in Nantwich we are still waiting for the tree to replace the huge Chestnut that was felled in the middle of the car park. It was promised but has yet to materialise, and we are fast running out of planting season.
well done cheshire east !!..we shall look forward to reaping the benefits from this, in, say 50 years or so..
perhaps they should put as much “care” and “attention to detail”, into saving the trees and ancient woodland we already have, established trees that are making a difference right now ..
everywhere i go, i am seeing the destruction of our countryside, to make way for new housing estates and industrial sprawl .. how many trees have been slaughtered along the way, to allow for this process ??..
what care and attention to detail are our ancient woodland getting, when the hs2 madness starts ?..not much publicity on that !!