The council’s Removing Barriers to Tree Planting programme has been awarded £90k to allow it to plant trees in key areas across South Lanarkshire.

The grant which will run over a three-year period is part of the Future Woodlands Scotland (FWS) £450,000 fund which was awarded to seven community projects across Scotland's cities and towns

The funding will allow the planting of trees at strategic locations working closely with Clyde Climate Forest to allow collaboration with partners including the Tree Council and Trees for Cities.

David Booth, Executive Director of Community and Enterprise Resources, said: “We are delighted that our funding bid to Future Woodlands Scotland for £90k over a three-year period has been successful.

“These funds will now allow us to buy trees and materials which we will then be able to plant in some of our local climate vulnerable communities.

“Planting trees, as well as enhancing the look and feel of our local communities, provide long term benefits as they grow and enrich the local biodiversity in our communities.

“This funding will allow us to tackle some of the key challenges we all face, from the climate and biodiversity crisis to declining health and well-being.”

FWS, which is dedicated to creating and conserving woodlands across Scotland, selected the first seven projects to receive large grants of up to £100,000 from its Urban Forestry Programme Challenge Fund.