HUNDREDS of thousands of trees are set to be planted in Shropshire, as the county wins Government funding.

Shropshire Council has won a share of a £2 million fund to increase the number of trees outside of woodlands and in the heart of communities.

The Government funding, which comes from the Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund, will be shared by projects investigating the best ways to boost tree numbers outside woodlands in areas including Shropshire, Chichester, Cornwall, Kent and Norfolk.

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It is the second time Shropshire Council has been successful in gaining funds for the Trees Outside of Woodland project, having been granted £500,000 in 2020.

Ian Nellins, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for climate change, environment and transport, said: “Trees outside of woodland are essential to our communities by storing carbon, regulating temperatures, strengthening flood resilience and reducing air pollution.

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"Together, these help to mitigate against climate change, reduce impacts from floods and improve people’s health and wellbeing.

“We are delighted to have been awarded a share in the second round of funding for this already successful scheme. It will allow us to continue with our ambition to plant 350,000 trees in our county by 2050, and to further build on the work being carried out by the climate team at Shropshire Council.”

The second phase of the programme will fund projects testing the effectiveness of tree-planting methods and approaches in non-woodland areas.