P-04-683 Trees in Towns – Correspondence from the Petitioner to the Clerking team, 09.11.16

Dear Kayleigh Driscoll

Many thanks for your message of 2 November regarding the Woodland Trust’s petition P-04-683 Trees in Towns.

Could I take this opportunity to thank for the Committee, and indeed the two Ministers concerned for considering our petition. We feel that, as our document ‘Wales is better with trees’ makes a compelling case for the huge, and cost effective benefits that trees to offer Wales’ towns cities and cities all those who live in them.

Can we assure members of the Committee that we shall indeed work closely with local authorities in Wales to help and encourage them to plant to look after more urban trees. We of course welcome the production State of Natural Resources Report and we intend to engage with the production of Area Statements around Wales next year.

If any member of the Committee would like us to engage with any particular local authority within his or her constituency and is keen to help us do this, they are very welcome to contact me and I shall arrange this.

Yours sincerely

Rory