Join in the Community Tree Planting Day in Rectory Park, Northolt on Saturday 1st February 2025 from 10am to 2pm. Sign up to plant a tree here. The event is free, open to everyone and is suitable for families. Trees For Cities will provide all the tools and equipment you will need as well as hot food and refreshments.
Why plant trees?
Urban trees are pretty amazing. Not only do they provide a source of beauty and interest in the otherwise bleak urban landscape. They also have crucial environmental benefits. They also give us city-dwellers a place to relax, away from the stresses and strains of everyday life.
Our urban trees have come under increased threat in recent decades and we are now at risk of losing these integral parts of our towns and cities. With 84% of us in the UK now living in urban areas, we now need our trees more than ever. Read Trees for Cities 10 reasons we need to plant trees.
New Trees for Rectory Park
Trees for Cities are working with Ealing Council to plant a variety of new trees in Rectory Park. The plan is to plant 47 new trees in Rectory Park. Some of the trees will be arranged along one of the paths in the middle of the park to provide shade along the walking route, while others will be positioned around the existing playground for visual interest and additional shade. Care has been taken that the placement of the trees will not impact sightlines or sports pitches across the park.
Most of the trees will be planted as individuals, 10-15 metres apart with some arranged as a copse with three smaller trees around one larger one.
Trees such as Handkerchief tree and Tulip tree have been placed at key viewpoints in the park for their standout flowers. Other trees such as Common beech, Downy birch, Field maple, Hawthorn, Hazel and Hornbeam are native species and therefore better suited to local wildlife, which will increase the biodiversity of the park. Trees such as Field maple and Pagoda tree grow to have a wide and dense branching structure which will provide much needed shade for warmer months.
Come and plant a tree with us!
This Community Tree Planting Day is part of this project. on Saturday 1st February 2025 from 10am to 2pm. Complete the form to plant a tree in Rectory Park.
It is free and open to everyone and is suitable for families. They will provide all the tools and equipment you will need as well as hot food and refreshments.
Accessibility at the events is important and they are working to make sure the events can welcome everyone. If you have any specific needs or questions around accessibility at this event please contact community@treesforcities.org.
In 2021, Trees for Cities planted 5000 small trees among the established trees in the area shaded in orange.
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