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Nottingham has celebrated the opening of a brand-new green space in a key milestone for the wider Broad Marsh regeneration project.
The new green space is a place to enjoy nature with 38 trees, 34 of them newly planted, plus areas of colourful planting, a new marsh pond area, two rain garden areas and several footpaths and places to sit.
A diverse range of trees have been planted from different species, to help make sure that as many of the trees as possible can cope with and survive potential disease or extreme weather. Varieties including acers, and nyssa slyvatica will add beautiful autumn colour while other varieties that can cope better with the wet conditions around the marsh such as salix and alnus glutinosa have been added.
The Green Heart contains three distinct planting areas, a superbloom with a variety of colourful and striking plants providing nectar to insects and wildlife year-round, a flowering meadow, and a marsh and rain garden areas featuring wetland planting. These areas are complemented by lawned spaces.
Pathways created from sandstone wind around the Green Heart, allowing residents and visitors to wander through the new public space, sitting amongst the plants and enjoying nature. The main
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