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Richmond Council giving away 1000 trees

Sunday 1st December - Sunday 19th January

Richmond Council is responsible for over 25,500 trees, 107 hectares of woodland and 12.5 km of wooded towpath. Over the past five years, nearly 3,000 trees have been planted across highways, parks and open spaces.

The scale of this task requires the Council to develop a robust strategy and management plan to enable our trees to continue to thrive and play their role.

As part of this the council is giving away trees for you to plant.

You will need a garden or piece of land that you own or have permission to plant on.

 

Request a free tree

The free trees will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and must be reserved online or by calling 020 8891 1411. Species available include British natives like Silver Birch, Field Maple, Hawthorn, Crab Apple, as well as the vibrant Cornelian Cherry Dogwood native to southwestern Europe and west Asia.

Of course, not everyone has a space that is suitable for a tree.  So why not help with tree care on your street instead?

It would be fabulous if every street in Kew had a volunteer to take the lead on tree care on their street.  If you’d like to help, why not join the Friends of Street Trees initiative?

Read our Environment Specialist Dr. Sarah Clarke’s full post here