One of Green Communities’ exciting improvement projects in Central Park is the golf course planting scheme in collaboration with Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest (PSDCF).
Early this year the team met with Jez, one of the golf course managers, and he explained how he wanted to 'shape the course with nature', to help direct players around and make the site more visually appealing. Not only will this be great for the people who use the course, it’ll also be a brilliant boost for wildlife around the area!
Green Communities have been working hard alongside the golf course team so we're ready to put trees in the ground. We have a planting design which will make this space even better for wildlife and for people. We are planting over 1,000 trees through the course including a mix of small and large native trees (with locations carefully chosen to consider surrounding views), edible shrubs and hedgerow. We will also be sowing approximately 1,000m² of wildlife meadow.
Location: Central Park pitch and putt golf course (meet at Golf Hut Cafe).
Please note, we will be walking on uneven and muddy grass, so please wear suitable footwear, clothing and appropriate wet weather protection. This event will go ahead if it is raining, and will only be cancelled if there is a yellow weather warning in place. We will notify you of any cancellations the day before the event. If you can no longer make the event, cancel your ticket so someone else can take your place!
View the Central Park Golf Course – Tree Planting and Nature Recovery plan (PDF)
Please contact us if you have any accessibility requirements so we can fully prepare and ensure the area is safe and accessible.
Email jess.jordan@nationaltrust.org.uk or holly.maher@plymouth.gov.uk for further information.