tree planting

Join Bedford’s ‘tree heroes’ and green your street

National charity, Trees for Streets, has seen 200 new trees planted in Bedford Borough over the last two years, and they're encouraging even more residents to submit sponsorship requests in time for winter...

Council pledge to replace damaged High Street tree

The council has confirmed it will replace a tree on Bedford High Street, despite filling in and covering up the hole. Michal Polak, owner of Coffee with Art, told the Bedford Independent that the tree...

Longholme Way to be site of Borough’s first volunteer-planted ‘mini forest’ project

Longholme Way will be the site of a new 3,200-tree urban forest in the heart of Bedford, and the borough's first Miyawaki planting project. The Miyawaki method...

‘New year new tree’ more community tree planting planned across Bedford Borough in 2023

Volunteers are being invited to help plant 8,500 trees across Bedford Borough in January and February as part of the Trees For Climate initiative. The trees will be planted on the following...

Wells & Co plant a tree for each of their 200 pubs to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

Bedford pub company, Wells & Co. has contributed 200 trees to the Queen's Green Canopy initiative, one for each of their pubs. The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a project to get...

Scott Primary School plant 4,000 trees to commemorate Queen’s Jubilee

Children at Scott Primary School in Brickhill are taking part in the Queen’s Green Canopy scheme, planting thousands of trees for the Jubilee...

Council tree-planting projects continue with 5,000 tree giveaway

Residents, schools, businesses and community organisations are all invited to take part in Bedford Borough Council's tree giveaway - which will see 5,000 trees up for grabs. On Wednesday...

Everyone welcome to Queen’s Green Canopy tree planting day in Wootton

On Saturday 22 January, a tree planting event will take place in Wootton as part of the Queen's Green Canopy (QGC) initiative. Created...

110 new urban trees planned throughout the Borough as part of Trees for Streets scheme

Funding is now in place to ensure that over 100 street and celebration trees will be planted throughout Bedford Borough, as part of the Council's plan to plant 10,000 trees...

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