Tree-mendous boost for the borough as 50 new trees will be planted

Another 50 trees are being planted across the borough, as part of our drive to be greener.

The trees will be planted at green spaces, primary schools and in nearby streets with the aim of improving air quality and biodiversity.

Henry Green Primary, Dorothy Barley Infants, and Eastbury Community Primary are just some of the schools benefiting from the scheme, which is funded by a £10,000 donation from our Highways contractor Marlborough Highways, as part of the council’s community give back project.

The announcement follows our recent tree planting project, which has seen 36,000 trees planted to create a new woodland called the ‘Forest of Thanks’, which marks the heroic effort of key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Our borough’s streets are lined with around 6,500 trees, and we’ve twice been awarded ‘Tree City of the World’, appearing alongside the likes of San Francisco, Washington DC, and Barcelona!

We also have 28 parks and green spaces in our borough, which provide 463 hectares of publicly open land – more than three times the size of Hyde Park.

Find out more about the 50 new trees here.