The Green Party has stated that some of Belfast’s smaller grasslands are “at risk” from the city’s one million trees strategy.
At Belfast City Council ’s recent meeting of its Climate and City Resilience Committee, Green Councillor Brian Smyth voiced concern that the strategy posed a risk for grassland sites under four hectares.
He proposed, with support from other parties, that the council conduct habitat surveys with partners on all smaller sites proposed for tree planting, so species rich grasslands across the city would not be harmed.
