Trees felled in Storm Darragh across Newcastle and Kidsgrove will be replaced with new saplings throughout the borough. 

More than 4,000 trees will be planted across ten locations in February and March 2025 but the council did not reveal any plans to plant saplings at the same locations where trees were lost this month. 

Storm Darragh caused property damage and travel issues when it hit the region this month with 150 mature trees being toppled in high winds.

But Newcastle Borough Council note that there will be no loss of tree numbers across the borough due to a policy of providing a sapling for every tree that dies or is felled. 

David Hutchison, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Cabinet member for Sustainable Environment, said: "At the moment we are prioritising the tidying up and making safe of scores of fallen, and partially fallen trees, across the Borough.

"The scale of the tree damage was significant with more than 150 mature trees felled or toppled to rest on other trees, while incidents of damage caused to buildings and boundaries were also received.

"The council has a policy of providing a sapling for every lost tree, as well as a long-standing tree-planting strategy which has seen more than 19,600 trees planted in recent years.



A number of road were closed after trees were damaged during Storm Darragh (Nub News).

The Newcastle area was hardest hit, particularly Kidsgrove, with trees coming down on First Avenue and Boathorse Road which were both closed along with Clough Hall Park. 

Newcastle's winter tree planting scheme is already set to plant trees in 10 locations which the council hope will make up for the trees lost during the storm. 

Hutchinson added: "We see that as vital investment in the community's future, both supporting nature recovery and capturing carbon emissions.

"In February and March 2025, we will be planting more than 4,400 more broadleaf and fruit trees in 10 locations across the Borough, which will then stand for generations."

The sites where saplings will be planted are: Clayhanger Close, Dales Green Play Area, Hugo Way, Kingsbridge Avenue, Laurel Drive Play Area, Porthill Dingle, Stephens Way Estate, The Butts, Waterhays, Wye Road and Bunny Hill. 

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