Street Trees

 

The Greener Borough

The Greener Borough

Cllr. Alan Salter reports:

“The London Borough of Sutton has been awarded a grant to help plant 395 trees.   Sutton was among several councils in the capital to be awarded a grant from the RE:LEAF Mayor’s Street Tree Initiative. The scheme awards funds from the Mayor of London and is managed in partnership with the Forestry Commission and Groundwork London”.

The London Borough of Sutton has previously been awarded RE:LEAF grants in 2008-9 and again in 2011, where we planted nearly 620 trees.  Trees will be planted in areas with relatively low canopy cover or areas of poor air quality, selecting cultivars of native tree species likely to adapt well to a changing climate.

All properties that will be affected by the proposed tree planting will be contacted within the next few weeks. Planting should start in coming weeks. 

 

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