Swansea Tree Forum

An engagement with a difference this afternoon, as I was asked to join pupils from St. Helen's Primary School and Dylan Thomas Community School to plant trees outside the Guildhall.

The Woodland Trust have awarded the city ten trees as a result of the 'Save Swansea's Trees' campaign in 2018. In addition, two' liquid amber' trees have been purchased by Swansea University's Energy Safety Research Institute as part of their carbon offset programme.

The day started on the banks of the river Tawe, on New Cut Road, near Greggs' bakery, where seven large tree specimens - hornbeam, beech, sweet chestnut, weeping willow and red oak - were planted. Pupils from Gower College's Independent Living Skills course participated in that activity.

Then, at 12.30pm, the pupils from St Helen's and Dylan Thomas joined myself, the council's deputy leader, local councillors and many others from the various bodies involved in this project, to plant three small leaved limes and the two liquid amber trees.

Lots of photographs were taken and we are all looking forward to these trees maturing into substantial additions to the city.