The highlights of this year's tree planting season
As we approach the end of this season, we have been busy planting tress across Surrey. We have donated and coordinated the planting of trees within schools, local authorities, charities, and community groups across the county, and have facilitated 35 volunteering sessions to enable residents and county council employees to do their bit in supporting Surrey's greener future. Our projects will provide a range of benefits to local communities, including increasing habitat and food availability for wildlife, supporting Surrey's zero carbon objectives, and increasing moisture retention in soils to help reduce flooding.
Some of our highlights of this planting season so far include:
- Planting a new hedgerow at Disability Challengers in Guildford
- Working with over 100 volunteers at Bocketts Farm to plant over 1000m of new hedgerows
- Delivering workshops at ten schools to allow children to plant trees within their school sites
- Planting two wild cherry trees at a private safe refuge for women who have escaped abusive relationships
- Using 42 plastic waste bottles donated in the Merrow bottle drive to create tree protectors – these are now installed on the Downs Link in Cranleigh.
More projects will follow including a new woodland creation project on our tenant farm at Kinnersley Manor Farm in Reigate. Thank you to all the volunteers who have supported our tree planting as we continue to work toward a greener future. For more information on tree planting and the interactive tree map, visit our Greener Futures webpage.
More from greener futures
- Six great cycle routes to get you from A to B
- Helping us reach our green goal
- Join Surrey’s movement to reduce waste
- Travelling actively and safely around schools
- Your Fund Surrey supporting green projects
- What are green careers?
- What is the Green Infrastructure of the River Thames Scheme?
- Free grant to help heat your home
- A day in the life of a Surrey Highways team
- M25 junction 10 road closures and heathland restoration
- Preparing for potholes
- Getting the right highways help
- Responding to flooding in Surrey
- Who is delivering the River Thames Scheme?
- We’ve reduced our own carbon emissions by 34%
- Travel along the Guildford stretch of the A3?
- The River Thames Scheme Consultation has ended
- Our response to Storm Henk
- Adapting to Climate Change in Surrey
- Free training for trades
- Recycle today, to help local services tomorrow
- Proposed new recycling facility for Surrey
- The River Thames Scheme
