The Queen’s Green Canopy has inspired over a million trees to be planted during its first planting season, from October 2021 to March 2022.
This figure includes trees that have been planted through our delivery partners, such as the Woodland Trust, Trees for Cities and The Conservation Volunteers, and also as a result of our incredible supporters, who have generously gifted trees which have been planted in areas of high socio-economic deprivation and low canopy cover across the United Kingdom.
Thanks to your support, communities across the nation have come together to plant trees and create green spaces which bring benefits such as cleaner air, improved mental health and wellbeing, and increased biodiversity by creating habitats for wildlife.
Working in all four nations of the United Kingdom, some key projects include:
Bradford
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) funded the first “urban forest” through the planting of 10,000 trees at Newhall Park in Bradford, bringing together the local community, school students and voluntary groups of all ages. As one of the UK's youngest and most diverse cities with over a quarter of its population under 16, this project celebrates Bradford's multiculturalism and commitment to tree planting across areas of socio-economic need.
Cardiff
Over 2250 trees were planted at Tremorfa Park with the help of over 160 volunteers. Our partners Trees for Cities and Cardiff Council came together as part of an urban greening project to celebrate Cardiff becoming a QGC “Champion City”, which celebrates some of the UK’s outstanding cities which have trees as a central part of their plans for green spaces. The trees contribute to the Council’s ambitious Coed Caerdydd initiative which aims to increase the city’s canopy cover to 25% by 2030 by planting 830 new hectares of trees.
Edinburgh
Through our partners, Trees for Cities, over 1100 trees were planted with the help of the City of Edinburgh Council, the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust, along with the local communities in Stenhouse Greenspace. The trees will help to enhance the quality and improve the connectivity and functionality of the greenspaces along the tram route, for the benefit of both people and wildlife.
Blackpool
Over 500 trees were planted in Mereside Park in Blackpool, with the aim of connecting young people with nature. This urban greening project invited children from the local community to help to plant trees alongside the council and our partner, Trees for Cities. With Tree canopy cover in Blackpool only 4%, this planting will provide local schools and youth groups with a natural resource for learning about the importance of trees and the benefits they bring.
Belfast
As part of the QGC “Champion City” initiative, 500 trees were planted with the help of local school children and community groups in Belmont Park, Belfast. The trees planted will contribute to Belfast City Council’s ambition to plant one million trees by 2035, providing a greener, healthier city to be enjoyed by local residents. This project also aims to highlight the importance of trees and their value to wildlife to local children.
London
The QGC delivered its first urban greening project at Furze Green in Tower Hamlets. The local community came together to create a canopy by the planting of 17 magnificent trees which will transform the area into a leafy oasis for residents to enjoy. An area of high socio-economic deprivation, Tower Hamlets also has one of the lowest canopy cover densities in London at 12.5%, in comparison with an average of 21.8% for the city overall.
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