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Charity led national street tree sponsorship scheme. We help residents work with their councils to plant more urban trees. Let’s fill our streets with trees - https://treesforstreets.org

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · Nov 18

Tell us 📢 where you’d like your street tree 🌳 planted.

When a resident sponsors a tree through
@treesforstreets.bsky.social, they get to say where they’d like it planted. Their council does a survey. If all ok, a tree is put in that following winter.

👇
www.treesforstreets.org 🌳

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 21h

Emma, a serial tree sponsor in West Harrow, has been hard at work, transforming her street from a grey concrete jungle to a tree-lined haven 🌲🌳

Read about Emma's motivations and how we helped her make a difference on our website 👉 www.treesforstreets.org/sponsor-stor...

Sponsor Stories: Emma - Trees for Streets

Sometimes one person can make a big difference. Serial tree sponsor Emma is almost singlehandedly regreening her street in West Harrow

https://www.treesforstreets.org/sponsor-stories-emma/"

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Better Streets Newham @betterstsnewham.bsky.social · 1d

We all love trees 🌳 on our streets. Did you know that Newham has signed up to @treesforstreets.bsky.social ? Or that trees can actually make our streets safer?

www.treesforstreets.org/how-street-t...

How Street Trees help make our roads safer - Trees for Streets

Trees may just be the perfect traffic calming measure to keep our streets safe - find out how they impact the way we drive.

www.treesforstreets.org

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 1d

Do you live in Glasgow, Newham or Bracknell Forest?

Do you want to make your area greener?

Be a part of our first planting season in your area and become a green trendsetter by sponsoring your tree today. Get started on our website 👉 sponsor.treesforstreets.org/start

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 2d

Street trees are vital habitats for thousands of species that live in urban areas; without them, we'd lose a lot of local ecosystems 🦉🐝🐞🦋

Today, we're using World Habitat Day to urge councils to partner with us to enable wildlife to thrive in the areas they look after.

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 5d

We love looking at the colours of the changing leaves in the autumn 🍂🍁

Have you noticed any orange hues on your local street trees yet?

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 6d

🌲🌳 Trees have inspired many creatives in their work, and this National Poetry Day, we want to share one of our favourites: a quote from "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer.

"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree."

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 7d

When we spoke to Bedford-based tree sponsor Helena about being a tree sponsor, she said: “I feel extremely happy to be able to make a difference to our street and provide a tree for everyone to enjoy.”

Find out how to sponsor your own tree in Bedford or further afield on our website!

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 8d

Say hello to some of our amazing sponsors in Bristol 👋

Want to join their efforts to make Bristol greener? Residents can sponsor a tree TODAY, what are you waiting for? 🌲🌳

Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 9d

Street trees play a huge role in keeping the general public healthy: Trees have been found to:

🧠 Improve mental well-being
🤕 Decrease recovery times
🩸 Lower blood pressure
😌 Relax Alzheimer's patients

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 12d

Street trees are an ideal way to make green space more accessible for those who may not be able to travel to get to their nearest park or forest 🌳🌲

Local residents who rely on street trees for their greenery will also have the advantage of mental and physical health benefits and cleaner air!

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 13d

Anyone living in one of our partner councils can sponsor a tree, no matter whether you own your home, live in a flat, or are short on space - we'll find a way!

To find out if you live in an area covered by our scheme, visit our website 👉 sponsor.treesforstreets.org/start

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 14d

💭 Imagine what your street would look like in 50 years if your neighbours all decided to sponsor a street tree.

We're picturing green havens, full of clean air, and happier residents!

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 15d

The Woodland Trust has found that tree canopy coverage across the UK is far from equal.

Cover ranges from 1-2% in parts of north-east England to 36% in Hampstead, North London. These disparages mean residents don't feel the benefits of things like cleaner air, calmer traffic, and flood defences.

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 16d

We've worked with a range of businesses, supporting their sustainability goals by planting street trees around their neighbourhoods. Not only are they making the world a bit greener, they're also providing a ton of benefits to their neighbours.

Get in touch today to find out more ☎️

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 19d

Most areas in the UK were affected by heatwaves this summer, with some areas becoming unbearable. This is likely the future of our British summers ☀️🌡️

One way to make your street cooler is to add some trees. Sponsor a street tree today to make next summer easier 👉 sponsor.treesforstreets.org/start

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 20d

Want to sponsor a tree but don't live in a partner council area?

Fill out an Expression of Interest form on our website to let your councillors know you want us to start planting trees near you. Search for your council, fill in the form, and we'll do the rest 👉 sponsor.treesforstreets.org/start

Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 21d

We're looking forward to the 2025/26 planting season - are you ready to meet your trees? 🎉🌳

Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 26d

We work with councils across the UK so residents can be empowered to green up their neighbourhoods and their favourite parks ☀️

Here's what one park tree sponsor, Jade, had to say: "It's a small part of keeping an area you live in thriving and green" 🌳🌲

Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 27d

When communities come together, great things happen!

Crowdfunding campaigns have seen neighbourhoods transformed, allowing groups to come together to fund a number of trees in their local area 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🌳

Find out how to start your campaign today 👉 www.treesforstreets.org/crowdfunding/

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 28d

We are so thankful to all of our Watering Champions for keeping their local street trees healthy through the summer 🙏

With just a couple of Watering Wednesdays left for this season, you know the drill by now. It's time to water your trees 💧🌳

Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · 29d

Sponsoring a tree today will go towards a better tomorrow for generations to come.

If your tree is still standing in 100 years, what do you think it will see? 🌳🌲

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · Sep 8

A study by Luque-Garcia L. et al. found that children living in greener neighbourhoods demonstrated better spatial working memory, intelligence, test scores, academic performance and well-being - that's a lot of brain power! 🧠✏️

Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today, we are celebrating the International Day of Charity. There are some amazing charities focusing on regreening in the UK and beyond, but we want to give a special shout-out to our sister charity, Trees for Cities. Thank you for making the UK's cities better places to live 🙏

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our teams have been out and about, replacing labels on young sponsored trees 🌲🌳

Give them a wave if you see them in your area, and if you're inspired, remember that you can also sponsor your own tree! Find out how here 👉 sponsor.treesforstreets.org/start

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Trees For Streets @treesforstreets.bsky.social · Sep 3

Are your kids going back to school this week? Will they be walking to school?

There's one way to make the air cleaner, traffic calmer and streets cooler on your walk to school: TREES 🌲🌳

Do you feel there are enough street trees on your child's walk to school?