
13 May 2022
Greening a treeless streetThese Haringey residents decided they wanted their treeless street to be greener. They now have a whole street full of beautiful trees.
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27 April 2022
Sponsor stories: DilanDilan’s on a mission to green up his neighbourhood. He sponsored a new tree for an empty pit where there hasn’t been one in a long time, and plans to sponsor more trees locally.
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25 April 2022
A tree for every school in West GreenCouncillors of the West Green ward in Tottenham wanted a lasting way to thank the staff at local primary schools - they ran a fundraising campaign to plant trees, which was a huge success!
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17 April 2022
Sponsor Stories: PabloIntroducing Pablo, the first person in Cambridge to sponsor a tree using the Trees for Streets app.
Here's his story...
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13 April 2022
Making Wood Green...greenerAndrew wanted to put trees back into the street where he lives and works - his business sponsored some trees to make the neighbourhood greener.
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5 April 2022
Fundraising for neighbourhood treesResidents of Albany Road in Haringey wanted their street to look as good as the one round the corner, so they set about fundraising to plant trees that they could all enjoy.
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18 February 2022
Bring wildlife to your streetWe often talk about the benefits of living close to nature, and it's something that everyone can appreciate. Here's how trees can bring more nature to your street.
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14 February 2022
The right tree for your streetThere's a lot to consider when planting a tree in your street. Dr Matthew Ling of the Cambridge Canopy Project sheds some light on the work that goes into getting it right.
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3 February 2022
Sponsor Stories: EveEve lives in Addiscombe in Croydon, and couldn't wait to embellish her beloved neighbourhood with a new street tree.
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15 December 2021
Sponsor Stories: KellyKelly has lived in the Limehouse area for over 20 years. She chose to sponsor a tree in a local park in memory of her niece.
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13 December 2021
Getting a tree ready for street lifeA street tree is very different from a sapling that you might plant in a park or garden - Keith Sacre of Barcham Trees explains what it takes to make a tree street-ready.
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13 December 2021
Sponsor Stories: PetriPetri misses the forests of Finland, where he grew up. He sponsored a tree next to his house to bring a bit of that forest feel to the street where he lives.
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25 November 2021
Sponsor Stories: SarahThe first Trees for Streets tree was planted in Haringey!
Sarah sponsored a tree for the empty pit outside her house, and got her wish of having a cherry tree planted.
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23 November 2021
Sponsor Stories: BarbaraBarbara chose to sponsor a tree in a local park in Bedford as a lasting way to remember her late husband, and celebrate his life.
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We’re working with a growing number of UK councils to plant more trees. If you'd like your council to get involved, here's how to let them know.
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Croydon’s residents have leapt at the chance to help re-green their local streets. They’ve thrown their support behind our national street tree sponsorship scheme.
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James and his mum, Sue, love trees, and they want to see more of them on Croydon’s streets. They sponsored a tree for the empty tree pit outside their home, and are already enjoying the new addition to their street.
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Raquel wanted to bring nature back to her West Croydon street by sponsoring a new tree, helping to improve wellbeing and mental health for the whole neighbourhood.
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The Addiscombe Railway Park Friends group sponsored several trees to be planted in their local park, which was created from a strip of disused railway line.
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Haringey was one of the pioneer councils to join us in 2021, and tree sponsorship is proving very popular with local residents.
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Frederick is keen to turn his street from grey to green – and is making sure his neighbours know all about Trees for Streets.
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We’re recruiting a number of exciting and varied roles to help build up our high-performance team to support our launch.
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Cambridge City Council is one of the first to join our national street tree sponsorship scheme!
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We're delighted to announce that Harrow Council is among the first UK councils to join our national street tree sponsorship scheme!
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Street trees are great for both our physical and our mental wellbeing, and that’s a fact.
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Our resources page contains a curated list of links to relevant organisations, reports, research, articles, and books. We hope you find it useful.
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A whistle-stop tour of the myriad benefits of the humble street tree.
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How improving your local environment creates a net good for your whole city.
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