Questions to the Mayor of London – answered at on 19 December 2019.
How many trees were planted in London during Tree Week and how many more do you expect to be planted during the winter?
80,000 trees were planted across London as part of my #PlantATree campaign for National Tree Week, which ran from 23 November to 1 December.
60,000 trees were given away to Londoners and community groups. This included 30,000 trees given away to 15,000 Londoners to plant at home through my ballot with the Woodland Trust; 5,000 trees that Londoners were able to collect from selected sites during the week; and 25,000 trees planted through my giveaway to community groups and schools, organised with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
20,000 more trees were planted at three major volunteering events organised by TCV and Trees for Cities, funded through my Community Tree Planting Grants.
More than 20,000 further trees are expected to be planted with Mayoral funding this winter, bringing the total to over 100,000. A detailed breakdown is provided in the answer to Mayor’s Question 2019/21123.