Agenda item

To receive and consider the report of the Biodiversity & Green Spaces Officer.

The Committee received and considered the report of the Biodiversity & Green Spaces Officer (B&GSO) following a request from Earthwatch to install a wooden monolith at the site of the Tiny Forest which acknowledged their legacy donors.

In response to a question from a Member, the Deputy Town Clerk confirmed the reason for the items being brought to this Committee rather than the Climate, Biodiversity & Planning Committee was due to the short timescale prior to a ceremony to be held by Earthwatch on 21 March 2024 where they would like the monolith to be in place.

Members were pleased to see a simple and stylish design and were unanimously in favour of supporting the installation, provided it would be carried out under the supervision of the B&GSO.

A Member noted that Earthwatch were due to replace the signage and asked that information be included to help with species recognition by way of leaf silhouettes or similar.

Resolved:

1.      That, the report and verbal update be noted and,

2.      That, the installation of a wooden monolith be approved and,

3.      That, request that Earthwatch include leaf recognition on the replacement signage.