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Street trees are great for our well-being

WEBFOLLOW US. Street trees are great for both our physical and our mental wellbeing, and that’s a fact. We can all appreciate how a verdant tree-lined street just feels right, and …

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How trees help fight air pollution

WEBAny widespread cause of public illness has an impact on health services. In the UK it is estimated to cost the NHS £20 billion each year 2. Trees can help offset this. Research …

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8 Amazing Benefits From Street Trees

WEB1. THEY MAKE US HAPPY. Trees are an excellent remedy for improving our mental health and wellbeing. A growing body of research is showing that spending time around trees …

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How trees support our mental health

WEBNature reduces stress. Being around nature makes us feel calmer, because it lowers our blood pressure, slows our heart rate, and reduces levels of the stress hormone cortisol …

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Crowdfunding Street Trees

WEBHaringey Council has partnered with the charity - Trees for Streets - to make it easier for residents to fund tree planting in Rosebery Ave & Shelbourne Rd, Tottenham N17. …

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How street trees can make our lives healthier and happier

WEBTrees reduce stress. Being around trees reduces blood pressure, making us feel calmer and less stressed. Research has shown that as little as 3-4 mins in a leafy environment …

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Let's fill Myddleton Road with Trees!

WEBWe’ve embarked on an ambitious project to green up Myddleton Road N22 between the New River and Bowes Park Station. The street is currently dominated by tarmac and …

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Let's fill Portland Road with trees!

WEBAbout this campaign. We've embarked on an ambitious project to green Portland Road, and increase the local tree canopy. Our vision is to plant 16 semi-mature trees along the southern end of Portland Road, between Belmont Road and Harrington Road.

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Nature and Mental Health: The Science

WEBThe Centre for Sustainable Healthcare’s NHS Forest project was set up to support healthcare sites across the UK transform their green spaces for health, wellbeing and …

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Why we need more street trees

WEBTrees make our climate more moderate by providing shelter and shade, making outdoor spaces much more comfortable for people. This is especially important for the youngest …

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Let's plant more trees in Bedford

WEBBedford Borough Council has partnered with the charity - Trees for Streets - to make it easier for residents to fund tree planting in streets and parks across the borough. You …

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Let's get our first street tree in Hallyburton Road

WEBStreet trees can help improve air quality, absorb pollution, capture carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, and help to keep streets and buildings cool. They add colour and interest to our streets, and provide a home for wildlife. They do so much for us! Research shows that having trees around improves our health and wellbeing, both physical and mental.

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Greening the grey – how trees bring life to our urban streets

WEBBringing all these factors together, researchers at the placed-based Climate Action Network at Queen’s University Belfast estimate that the economic benefit of planting a single tree …

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How Street Trees help make our roads safer

WEBAccording to Smart Cities Dive: ‘It’s quite simple; trees help create a natural, visual wall that drivers are constantly aware of.’. Trees also provide a psychological cue that lets us …

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Can one tree make a difference

WEBTrees are one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against the climate emergency. When fully grown, an average tree can absorb around 48 pounds of carbon …

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Celebration Trees: a gift with a difference

WEBA ‘celebration tree’ is a tree that has been sponsored by a member of the public, and planted in a public park. The scheme helps councils by supplementing their existing tree planting budget, meaning that more trees can be planted. A Celebration Tree planted by one of our council partners will usually be about 3-5 metres high, with one or

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Trees for Streets branches out in Harrow

WEBStreet trees do a lot for us: • capture carbon dioxide and produce oxygen. • improve our health and wellbeing – both physically and mentally. • absorb air pollution. • improve air …

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Sponsor a Street Tree In Leeds

WEBTrees for Streets, the National Street Tree Sponsorship Scheme, has arrived in the city. Leeds City Council have chosen to pilot the scheme this year, with the purpose of getting local communities more involved in local tree planting and after-care. It’s a charity-led initiative, whereby locals can request to sponsor and look after a street

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Greening Barnet's streets

WEBBarnet is renowned for being one of the greenest boroughs in London, with more than 2000 acres of green space, and around 30,000 street trees, and the council is committed to …

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