Biodiversity and Environment
Our ambitions and progress:
- We have continued to increase annual tree planting and biodiversity improvements throughout the borough by the end of the 2034/35 planting season.
With partners TWBC planted almost 3,000 trees over the 2024/25 winter planting season.
- We have exceeded 10% annual biodiversity net gain by 2027.
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is now mandatory for most development. BNG requires a minimum 10% gain in biodiversity from applicable developments.
- We have exceeded 25% total woodland cover in the borough by 2050.
Borough woodland cover is 22.2%.
Annual Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and Partners Tree Planting, 2025
Woodland Cover Across Tunbridge Wells Borough, 2025
