Tree Stories - Trees for Streets

9 November 2021

Tree-watering hero Gavin is no stranger to keeping street trees topped up in the summer.

8 November 2021

Helen loves trees so much, she's turned her front garden into a woodland glen. We met her on a sunny September day in Cambridge.

5 November 2021

Planting season is underway in Cambridge

The first city to join our national scheme planted their first street trees this week - and were helped by one of their Councillors too!

1 November 2021

Sponsor Stories: Sarah & Arthur

Sarah and Arthur chose to live in the Hornsey area of Haringey because it's one of the least polluted parts of London. Planting more street trees will help it to stay that way.

27 October 2021

Green in every sense of the word

You've probably heard: street trees are amazing! Here are some of the main environmental benefits trees bring to your neighbourhood.

26 October 2021

Sponsor Stories: Hannah

Hannah has really taken Trees for Streets to heart, sponsoring a street tree in the Barnwell area of Cambridge, and several Celebration Trees in a local park.

29 September 2021

GoodGym pound the pavements of Croydon

Last night GoodGym volunteers took to the streets of Croydon to tell people about the local Trees for Streets scheme.

27 September 2021

Street Trees are worth their weight in gold

Our urban areas are the heart of our economy and investing in boosting local high streets is a huge priority. But how do you go about putting an economic value on trees?

14 September 2021

Using their feet to green the streets

GoodGym took to the streets of Tower Hamlets a second time to help us get the word out to local residents about Trees for Streets.

9 September 2021

How street trees can make our lives healthier and happier

You don’t have to travel to the countryside or even a local park to enjoy the benefits of being in nature. Even in the most urban areas, the presence of trees can have a profound and proven effect on our quality of life.

1 September 2021

Greener Streets for Hillingdon

We’re on a mission to get a quarter of a million more street trees planted nationwide over the next 10 years, and Hillingdon is the latest borough to join us!