Plant a tree Help to make London greener, healthier and wilder by joining London’s biggest ever tree planting weekend on 1 and 2 December. Plant trees in your garden, in your community, or at a mass planting event and help to make London a National Park City. You can get two free trees for your garden in a London-wide ballot, 50 trees for your community organisation and have your own group planting, or go to Perivale Park in Ealing that weekend and help plant HOW TO GET FREE TREES FOR YOUR GARDEN TO HELP MAKE LONDON GREENER AND WILDER The Mayor of London/London Assembly is working with the Woodland Trust, The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy and Sainsbury’s to give away 24,000 free trees by ballot to Londoners. How does it work? https://www.london.gov.uk/plant-a-tree/ What type of trees will be provided - are they right for my garden? All of our trees are field maple or birch – beautiful garden species that are great for wildlife and easy to plant. The saplings will be between 20-40 cm high and the trees can be kept fairly small. Their spectacular autumn colours will look great in your garden. The trees come in packs of two – so you can plant one and give one to a friend. How does the ballot work? You’ll need to apply by 5 November and let us know where you’d like your saplings to be sent. Then you’ll be entered into a London-wide ballot to win one of the tree packs. The winning entries will be selected at random from all Londoners that apply. If I’m successful, what happens next? If your name is drawn, your pack of two saplings will be sent to you by the end of November. When they arrive, it will be right in the middle of planting season – and you’ll be able to join thousands of Londoners planting trees in neighbourhoods across London during our city-wide planting weekend on 1 and 2 December. All you’ll need is a spade! COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS: GET 50 FREE TREES TO BRIGHTEN UP YOUR LONDON NEIGHBOURHOOD The Mayor of London/Londaon Assembly is working with The Conservation Volunteers to give away 25,000 trees to community groups across the city – and help bring cleaner, fresher air to all Londoners. https://www.london.gov.uk/community-trees What type of trees will be provided - are they right for my community? Your trees will be a mixture of UK native species specially chosen by The Conservation Volunteers - they are great for wildlife and easy to plant. The saplings will be between 20-60cm high and come in packs of 50, making them the perfect addition to any communal green space. How do I order my trees? You’ll need to apply before the 22 November and let us know where you’d like your saplings to be sent. They will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so place your order now. What happens next? Your pack of trees will be sent to you by the end of November. When they arrive, it will be right in the middle of planting season – and you’ll be able to join thousands of Londoners planting trees in neighbourhoods across London during our city-wide planting weekend on 1 and 2 December. We’ll also send you a short planting guide to help you get started. VOLUNTEER AT A TREE PLANTING EVENT Don’t have your own space to plant a tree but still want to make London greener, healthier and wilder? Roll up your sleeves and get involved in an event on London’s biggest ever tree planting weekend on 1 and 2 December. https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/parks-green-spaces-and-biodiversity/tree-planting/volunteer Communities across the capital will be planting trees, including 4 mass planting events with our lead events partner, Trees for Cities, at:     Forest Road Recreation Ground, Redbridge     Beckenham Place Park, Lewisham     Montagu Recreation Ground, Enfield     Perivale Park, Ealing You’ll be able to find out more about the events and how you can get involved later this month. Sign up to our mailing list and we’ll let you know when volunteering registration opens. If you would like to host a planting event, order your free pack of 50 trees now or email trees@london.gov.uk to add your event to our listings.

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Free 24,000 Maple or Birch Trees for Londoners!! Two each by ballot. 50 trees for community groups	02/10/18 22:55:00	Mark Julian Raymond
Re:Free 24,000 Maple or Birch Trees for Londoners!! Two each by ballot. 50 trees for community groups	03/10/18 16:19:00	Simon Hayes
Re:Free 24,000 Maple or Birch Trees for Londoners!! Two each by ballot. 50 trees for community groups	04/10/18 11:43:00	Sue Rowe

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