STAND4TREES

To ensure improved tree cover within the Borough, our STAND4TREES initiative began in 2021 and will run until 2032. It is an ambitious yet achievable tree planting and promotion initiative that will engage local communities to help increase and enhance the level of tree cover on Council land and that of other agencies and private landowners. One of the actions within the STAND4TREES initiative is to plant a tree for every person in the Borough, which is approximately 160,000.

Community Orchards

One such initiative that STAND4TREES promotes is community orchards. Orchards have played an important role for hundreds of years. They provide a community space for celebrations, are a source of food as well as creating fantastic places for people to come together. They also encourage healthy eating and outdoor activities improving wellbeing and making our cities and neighbourhoods more pleasant places to live. Even small patches of land can be used to create a community orchard.

Each community orchard has been planted by the local schools and community groups who continue to maintain each orchard.

Community Orchards sites, including what3words locations are below:

Ann Street, Portaferry (W3W: ///snoring.flush.commutes)
Lawson Gardens, Portavogie (W3W: ///fishnet.passages.september)
Football Pitch, Cloughey (W3W: ///carefully.secret.divorcing)
Village Hall, Greyabbey (W3W: ///catchers.reduce.though)
Hunts Park, Donaghadee (W3W: ///placidly.blink.weaved)
Cottown Open Space, Six Roads Ends (W3W: ///steam.mistaken.pricier)
Springwell Crescent Playpark, Groomsport (W3W: ///licks.turntable.topics)
Linear Park, Bangor (W3W: ///chops.clots.rift)
Brice Park, Bangor (W3W: ///bronze.lasts.looked)
Ward Park, Bangor (W3W: ///smile.wiser.hired)
Castle Park, Bangor (W3W: ///bonus.heavy.exist)
Helens Bay Playpark, Helens Bay (W3W: ///diverting.safari.inhaled)
Kerr Park, Holywood (W3W: ///armrest.motoring.december)
Jacks Cut, Newtownards (W3W: ///refilled.symphony.simulations)
Londonderry Park, Newtownards (W3W: ///wiggling.bridge.mysteries)
Laurel Bank Lane, Comber (W3W: ///puppy.lipstick.unpainted)

Activities and Events

We offer a varied programme of activities and events throughout the year in our parks and open spaces. These activities and events aim to encourage residents and visitors to spend time in our borough, making the most of nature and its benefits for our health and wellbeing.

For information about activities/events taking place in our local parks and outdoor spaces please visit Parks Activities and Events