Residents in Tottenham were feeling tree-mendous as they celebrated the planting of eight sponsored trees in Denmark Street, N17.Haringey Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, Cllr Mike Hakata and Cabinet Member Cllr Ajda Ovat joined local residents – who crowdfunded to help cover the cost of the trees – to mark this special occasion.
The council’s four-year collaboration with the community and national charity Trees for Streets to empower and inspire individuals or groups in the borough to bring a slice of nature to their doorstep has seen 1,000 trees planted – outperforming the partnership with all other local authorities.
Planting trees in the borough’s streets and green spaces helps capture carbon, absorbs air pollution, creates shaded areas and nurtures wildlife.
Haringey hit another milestone by planting more than 2,000 overall this year. This season has seen the transformation of two more plots into tiny forests at New Road Park, N22 and Paignton Park, N15, co-designed with the Friends’ group for each.
Added to these 1,200 saplings, a record 850 trees have been planted in the borough’s streets, housing estates and parks as part of the council’s impressive Urban Forest Programme.
It brings the total number of trees planted in just three years to over 6,000 as the council moves quickly to reach its target of 10,000 by 2030.
This year 74 per cent of street trees planted are in the east of the borough, where canopy cover is lower.
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