Tree planting grants 2016-17
Mayor Sadiq Khan promised in his manifesto to plant more trees across London, working with businesses and the public sector.
London's already a surprisingly green city - about 20% of the capital is covered by trees. However, some parts of London are short of greenery.
Planting trees could make these areas look and feel more pleasant to people. Trees can also help protect London from climate change.
Sadiq provided £750,000 of grant funding to plant trees and woodlands in London. All the projects were completed by the end of March 2017, except for the tree planting in Lambeth and The Conservation Foundation's 'Trees In Sacred Spaces' project which will be completed by March 2018.
We funded projects that:
- created new woodlands
- planted trees in public spaces
- planted groups of trees in parks and green areas
We funded 29 projects to plant around 41,000 trees between January and March 2017.
Where the trees were planted
Find out more about the tree planting projects which took place in your borough by clicking on the borough name
Valence Avenue Tree planting
The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham was awarded £10,545 to plant 57 street trees. The street trees were planted on Valence Avenue in pavement and reservation to complete a green avenue.
Valence Park Tree planting
The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham was awarded £10,400 to plant 52 standard trees in Valence Park to provide an avenue of trees and a single line of trees alongside the east to west footpaths through the centre of the park.
St Chad’s Park woodland creation
Trees for Cities was awarded £10,000 to plant 5,000 whips and shrubs to create an area of mixed woodland within St Chad's park. The project delivered a series of school tree planting workshops and a weekend community planting day, to bring people together and build local capacity to maintain the trees in the long term.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Avenue Creation – Barnet Parks
The London Borough of Barnet, working with London Wildlife Trust and local friends of groups, was awarded £25,000 to plant 107 trees. This was for avenue creation in four parks (Brunswick, Lyndhurst, Edgwarebury and Oak Hill parks). Large growing tree species (cherries, alder and willow) were chosen specifically to increase canopy cover, create localised shade and contribute to better air quality.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Thamesmead Community Planting
Thames21, working with Peabody, Gallions and Bexley Council, was awarded £18,600 to plant 100 trees. The Thamesmead Community Planting Project planted trees (including hornbeam, sweet gum, ornamental cherry and Japanese pagoda tree) to enhance the parks and the streetscapes of Thamesmead by providing an additional 25 street trees in the south of Thamesmead and 75 trees in parks and green spaces across Thamesmead. Community involvement was a key element of delivery with volunteers engaged in planting.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Barn Hill Tree Planting
The London Borough of Brent, working with Barn Hill Residents Association, was awarded £20,000 to plant 50 trees (flowering cherries, purple plum, birch, and crab apple) to reinstate character tree planting across the Barn Hill area in Brent.
Sudbury Town Street Tree Planting
The London Borough of Brent, working with Sudbury Town Residents Association, was awarded £27,600 to plant 80 trees. This townscape street tree planting project across Sudbury aimed to add character to the area, planting small to medium sized ornamental trees (hornbeam, cherry, birch, flowering pear, hawthorn, crab apple and Japanese rowan).
Harlesden and Kensal Green Tree Planting
The London Borough of Brent, working with Kensal Green Streets & Harlesden Neighbourhood Forum, was awarded £35,475 to plant 120 trees. This was a street tree planting project, using medium sized ornamental trees (hornbeam, cherry, birch, flowering pear, hawthorn, crab apple and Japanese rowan) suited to narrow terraced streets.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website. http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Greening Croydon
The London Borough of Croydon was awarded £13,000 to plant 200 trees. This expanded an ongoing project to plant street trees, especially in the more urban and socially deprived north of the Borough.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website. http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Ealing Street Tree Planting
The London Borough of Ealing was awarded £100,000 to plant 1,000 trees. This was a street tree planting project, focussing on areas with low canopy cover to create green corridors.
Marnham Fields Edible Urban Woodland
Trees for Cities, working with Ealing Council was awarded £30,000 to plant 20,000 trees. Over 600 volunteers will plant 20,000 whips (small trees) to transform Marnham Fields into an edible urban woodland for all to enjoy. Marnham Fields is a historic landfill site in northwest Ealing, currently nine hectares of open meadow and patches of tall scrub and bramble. Find out more on Trees for Cities website: http://www.treesforcities.org/projects/marnham-fields-ealing/
Orchards for London - Ealing
Trees for Cities was awarded £13,250 to plant 77 trees in Redbridge, Ealing and Southwark. They will be planting three community orchards across London in parks and green spaces, planting a total of 77 mixed variety fruit trees to increase tree canopy cover in the local areas, help bring local people together, increase local capacity in orchard maintenance, enhance biodiversity, promote health and wellbeing in the community. In Ealing the new orchard of 30 trees is in Brent Meadow. Find out more on Trees for Cities website: http://www.treesforcities.org/projects/brent-meadow-ealing/
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website. http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website.http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Hackney Parks Tree Planting Programme
The London Borough of Hackney was awarded £25,000 to plant 100 trees to increase the diversity and tree covering six Hackney parks (Clissold Park, Haggerston Park, Shoreditch Park, London Fields, Millfields and Mabley Green). Parks user groups and the Tree Musketeers will be involved in the tree planting.
Community Tree Plant Scheme
Groundwork London was awarded £30,325 to plant 535 trees. They will support four smaller charities (PADI, Tree Musketeers, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, and ecoACTIVE) to work in Hackney, and Haringey and in schools.The Tree Musketeers will plant 60 trees provided by their Hackney Tree Nursery in Well Street Common, Hackney Downs and North Millfields Park Abney Cemetery Park, Stoke Newington Common and Clissold Park to provide green barriers between the parks and busy roads, improving ing air quality and wildlife habitat.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website. http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Trees for Social Housing Landscapes and Employment Training
Groundwork London was awarded £13,051 to plant 200 trees. The trees will be planted across 7 social housing landscapes in Hammersmith & Fulham. The planting will be carried out by Groundwork's Green Team and will form part of an accredited training in Horticulture for ten trainees. http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/london/pages/green-skills-lon
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website. http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Haringey - new street trees in Tottenham
The London Borough of Haringey was awarded £12,800 to plant 50 new street trees in Tottenham. These trees will be planted in new locations in areas with existing low tree cover working with Haringey Tree Wardens and the recently formed Tottenham Trees group.
Haringey - new parks trees in Tottenham
The London Borough of Haringey was awarded £9,000 to plant 50 new trees in groups in three Haringey parks; Bruce Castle Park, Downhills Park and Markfield Park. The new trees will be planted in groups to fill in gaps in canopy cover and improve the density of existing green corridors. The trees will increase shade and help to mitigate more frequent heavy rain.
Community Tree Plant Scheme
Groundwork London was awarded £30,325 to plant 535 trees. They will support four smaller charities (PADI,Tree Musketeers, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, and ecoACTIVE) to work in Hackney, and Haringey and in schools. They will plant 150 trees in Lordship Rec.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website. http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Havering Tree Planting (Highway)
The London Borough of Havering was awarded £16,967 to plant 250 trees (field maple, Norway maple, wild plum and flowering cherry) on the public highway across the borough to enhance the street scene by softening the landscape and to bring out the local character of areas.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Hillingdon Street Tree Planting Scheme
The London Borough of Hillingdon was awarded £10,050 to plant 182 street trees on verges and public realm planting project in areas of low canopy cover. The planting will help link green spaces and improve air quality.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Residents Requests - Trees on the Streets of Islington
The London Borough of Islington, working with local residents groups, was awarded £9,000 to plant 34 street trees across resident identified streets in Islington.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Mayor's Street Tree Planting in Lambeth
The London Borough of Lambeth was awarded £100,000 to plant 480 semi mature trees, throughout Lambeth. The trees will be planted at locations where residents have requested trees.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Foundation website http://www.conservationfoundation.co.uk
Street Trees for Living
The London Borough of Lewisham was awarded £18,000 to plant 75 street trees and encourage volunteers to train as street tree guardians, who will monitor, water and tend the new trees.
Beckenham Place Park Regeneration
The London Borough of Lewisham, working with Wide Horizons, The Adventure Learning Charity, was awarded £39,000 to plant 12,025 trees. They will plant 12,000 whips expanding an area of ancient woodland and plant 25 larger trees across the park landscape. This is part of a larger Heritage Lottery Fund park improvement project. Local volunteers will plant some of the whips.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Redbridge Urban Forest project
The London Borough of Redbridge, working with Street Tree Care Ltd, was awarded £20,000 to plant 51 standard trees in partnership with local primary schools in areas of hard standing and grassed areas next to public highways. School education sessions will support learning about pests and diseases and importance and value of trees.
Orchards of London
Trees for Cities was awarded £13,250 to plant 77 trees in Redbridge, Ealing and Southwark. They will be planting 3 community orchards across London in parks and green spaces, planting a total of 77 mixed variety fruit trees to increase tree canopy cover in the local areas, help bring local people together, increase local capacity in orchard maintenance, enhance biodiversity, promote health and wellbeing in the community. In Redbridge the new orchard of 35 trees is in Goodmayes Park. More information on the Trees for Cities website: www.treesforcities.org/projects/goodmayes-park-redbridge/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Richmond street scene enhancement project
The London Borough of Richmond was awarded £50,000 to plant 100 street trees.
The planting will be in areas lacking in highway trees and will improve air pollution.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Orchards for London
Trees for Cities was awarded £13,250 to plant 77 trees in Redbridge, Ealing and Southwark. They will be planting 3 community orchards across London in parks and green spaces, planting a total of 77 mixed variety fruit trees to increase tree canopy cover in the local areas, help bring local people together, increase local capacity in orchard maintenance, enhance biodiversity, promote health and wellbeing in the community. In Southwark the new orchard is in the Maudsley Hospital. Find out more on the Trees for Cities website: http://www.treesforcities.org/projects/maudsley-hospital-southwark/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Sutton Street Trees
The London Borough of Sutton was awarded £50,000 to plant 200 new street trees in various locations throughout the borough. The trees will be planted on the public highway or abutting the highway in areas of low canopy cover.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation, working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Victoria Park - Succession Planting
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets, working with the Friends of Victoria Park, was awarded £5,000 to plant 25 trees. This will be phase one of a planting programme to restore the historic character of Victoria Park, as avenue and specimen trees have been lost impacting on the appearance of the park and surrounding area. The trees will include Native Black Poplars, English Oaks and Broadleaved Limes.
Trees for Sacred Places
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
Westminster Street Tree Planting Programme
Westminster City Council was awarded £14,881 to plant 51 trees in Westminster.
The project aims to plant the next generation of street trees, to improve the areas of greatest need and in response to requests from residents.
Trees for Sacred Spaces
The Conservation Foundation , working with London and Southwark Diocese, was awarded £36,000 to plant 340 trees across London. The project encourages all churches to plant at least one tree on church land or with a local school or community group. It encourages each church to plant trees and work with other faith organisations and community groups. Tree species will include bird cherry, wild cherry, crab apple, rowan, whitebeam and hawthorn and disease resistant elm. More information on the Conservation Foundation website www.conservationfoundation.co.uk/trees/
What's next?
The 2016-17 tree programme was a single-year funding programme to support tree planting. In August 2017 the Mayor announced his new Greener City Fund, a £9m fund to help plant trees and create and improve green spaces across London over four years.
The Greener City Fund includes Community Tree Planting grants.
If you've any questions about the tree planting grants please email [email protected].
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