Grow Back Together

The charity Street Trees for Living together with green tech startup Greentalk and Lewisham Council have been piloting a street tree adoption and care project in Lewisham.

It engages, recruits and supports residents through the lifecycle of tree care from site identification, adoption and tree care over a three year period. With funding from the Mayor of London’s Grow Back Greener Fund, the partners have worked to identify vacant tree pits in areas of the borough with high emissions, high flood risk, and low tree canopy area that can be reopened and new trees planted.

The trees will be paid for by the Mayor of London and Lewisham Council, and volunteer Tree Guardians are being recruited who can adopt tree pits close to their home or work. Once the trees are planted by the end of 2023, volunteer Tree Guardians will become responsible for watering their trees, helping to ensure they survive and thrive through the crucial first three years.

Contributors

Who’s speaking:

Marie-Claire Denyer - Street Trees for Living

Rob Tustain - Greentalk

Jack Delso  - London Borough of Lewisham

Location

On-line event