Trees for Cities, Great Yarmouth

Project Location & Overview

Greyfriars Project Management managed the Trees for Cities project on behalf of Great Yarmouth Borough Council to plant over 500 trees to support green jobs and provide a boost for nature recovery.

The urban tree planting was delivered as part of the Forgotten Places: Greening Coastal Towns and Cities initiative, which was funded through the Green Recovery Challenge Fund.

The project aimed to expand tree canopy cover to increase resilience against the effects of climate change, and supported local greening and biodiversity strategies in response to the climate crisis.

Planting began in January 2022 and was completed by spring 2023

Key Facts

Client: Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Staff lead: Emily Harvey

Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Sector: Local Authority

Project length: 2022 - 2023

Project cost: £262k

Project value: Expanding tree canopy cover to increase resilience against the effects of climate change, and support local greening and biodiversity strategies in response to the climate crisis

In addition to enhancing green spaces and improving air quality, local residents, especially young people, participated in a variety of opportunities to build their environmental knowledge and learn tree-related skills relevant to the green sector, such as learning how to plant urban trees and attending training courses to identify, care for, and protect trees where they live. The project also supported three newly developed full-time green jobs or traineeships, such as tree-planting coordinators, ecologists, or horticultural officers.

Planting trees was found to have a positive impact on people and the environment. The project helped tackle green inequality by increasing people’s opportunities to benefit from urban trees in Great Yarmouth.

The project was also part of The Queen’s Green Canopy, a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Local residents were invited to get involved and “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”.

The funding formed part of the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund and was developed by Defra and its arm’s-length bodies. The fund was delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England, the Environment Agency, and the Forestry Commission.

Services We Provided

  • Post project review / evaluation
  • Project management as client
  • Cost planning
  • Report writing
  • Governance support
  • Governance reporting
  • Risk management
  • Budgetary controls
  • Project controls
  • Support client team
  • Document review
  • Strategic advice
  • Independent advice

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