Greenfield or Brownfield?
coventrysociety Two planning applications being consider before Christmas give our council the opportunity to show its true colours in relation to greenfield and brownfield development. In November there is a planning…
Green Space
Funding Secured for Sherbourne Valley Project
Following a two-year development phase Warwickshire Wildlife Trust have announced that their Sherbourne Valley Project has been awarded additional funding of £1.8million pounds from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Matching…
Council Plans to Destroy Coundon Wedge Progressing
The City Council has distributed a “Street News” to residents of Allesley setting out the changes it is making to the plans to develop the northern part of the Coundon…
CovSoc Visit to War Memorial Park
On Monday 8th August the Friends of the War Memorial Park hosted a visit by CovSoc members. About 20 Coventry Society members attended the tour. Peter Walters told us the…
COVENTREE – A strategy for Coventry’s Urban Forest
The City Council has launched a pubic consultation on its new strategy for Coventry’s Urban Forest. The Council states that this is Coventry’s first tree strategy and is a real…
More Trees for Coventry
This is a Coventry City Council report …. Coventry City Council is the latest local authority to join the Trees for Streets National Street Tree Sponsorship Scheme, which aims to…
CovSoc Visit to the Sherbourne Valley Project
On Monday 13th June 2022 a group of eighteen CovSoc members had a tour of part of the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT). Our visit was guided…
Parklet to be installed on High Street
A new parklet – a wooden seating area designed for use by the community, featuring plants and greenery – is set to be installed on High Street. The parklet will…
Open Space SPD – The CovSoc Response
In November the City Council launched a consultation on three news Supplementary Planning Documents (known colloqually as SPDs). Although the consultation period has now ended, you can still see the…
Not a Happy New Year for Piles Coppice
News from Ann Wilson, Coventry Tree Warden Network (courtesy of CAN Newsletter) Thanks to the intervention of our MP we managed to have a virtual meeting with the Forestry Commission…