Town Infrastructure - The urban green aspect of Helensburgh

View Helensburgh from the water (or the air) and one is struck by its greenness. Its tree-lined streets, a feature of Helensburgh, should link the green areas of the town - Hermitage Park (as a Victorian park), Kidston Park, the East Bay, the land adjacent to the former Clyde Street School, Duchess Woods, the Walker’s Rest, the cemetery, East King Street public park, the skating pond and the reservoirs area. Tree Conservation should be supported. Longer term, taking part in, e.g. Britain in Bloom or having a stand at major Flower Show, should be our goals.

Trees need to be managed, protected and enhanced – both on public and private land. Tree preservation can be achieved other than by more Tree Preservation Orders. There are guidelines and statutory requirements in relation to construction near trees; people need to be made aware of these.

INITIATIVES

• Develop and implement a programme for managing, protecting and enhancing ALL the green spaces (incl. woodland) within the town.
• Encourage more active woodland management and create more Tree Preservation Orders. Acknowledge and encourage the work of the Street Preservation Trust qw
• Formulate a strategy for enhancing the present SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest)

N.B. In the document, Initiatives that can be achieved fairly quickly are marked “-qw” (quickwin)

"To turn the vision into reality is a very big job, but it is well worth doing. We need to stop the neglect of Helensburgh, turn it around and put it on the road to excellence."

The Helensburgh Vision Steering Group