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Community Tree Planting on Malmesbury Estate
Malmesbury Primary School is engaged and 200 schoolchildren will be involved in a range workshops. They will be provided with outdoor learning opportunities and will learn environmental skills in a fun community setting, getting stuck in together.
Age UK will be actively involved on the project. We value having a real mix of local groups involved and believe community tree planting projects provide direct benefits to people of all ages and backgrounds.
Tree planting will increase canopy cover in an environmentally deprived area, and will help to combat the climate emergency. Hedgerow creation will contribute towards the council’s Biodiversity Action Plan by creating key habitats for local wildlife.
A local community action group will ensure that many adults from the estate are involved. There is also the opportunity for corporate volunteers to get involved in community tree planting events.
This is made up of 200 children, and 70 residents.
An additional 900 households on the estate will benefit.
We know that people are happier and healthier when they are around nature. Most of the 900 homes on this Tower Hamlets housing estate lack access to a private garden, where there is also very little greenery. We will plant trees and hedgerows to create greener, more appealing shared spaces around the estate for residents and for wildlife. Local residents and schools are involved in the design, creation and conservation of a biodiverse green corridor that will breathe new life into the estate.
2479 people actively volunteered on our projects last year.
28,343 schoolchildren benefitted last year.
167,174 trees were planted last year in cities.
We gather qualitative feedback via questionnaires and quotes, photographs and follow-up surveys.
This charitable trust has generously provided a grant towards the project.