Celebrate the 1000th tree being planted along the streets of Marylebone and Fitzrovia. Continue reading
The W1W Tree Planting Initiative (Westminster Tree Trust) has supported the greening of our neighbourhood since 2009. And over the last few years we advocated for even more trees to be planted here in the context of the Marylebone Low Emission … Continue reading
The objective of the W1W Tree Planting Initiative is to line the main streets of Marylebone and Fitzrovia with the right trees in the right places Continue reading
It’s been a busy 2012-13 season for planting in Fitzrovia and East Marylebone despite delays caused by the late release of subterranean infrastructure data. Over 30 trees were planted in addition to the +210 added in the last few seasons. … Continue reading
By Rosemary Forgan Imagine walking through a beautiful forest of trees, offering extraordinary diversity – from pear to birch, from amelanchier to olives. It would take a while because there are over 600 trees to enjoy – considerably more than … Continue reading
. The W1W Street Tree Initiative supports the aim of the Ulmus Londinium Project to return elm trees to London. A great many elm trees were lost in the 1970s to Dutch Elm Disease. The Ulmus Londonium Project has sought … Continue reading
Another Marylebone Tree Planting phase was completed successfully today on Beaumont Street. Lord Glenarthur, Chairman, dug in a tree and unveiled a plaque thanking the Consultants at King Edward VII’s Hospital for sponsoring the 5 Amelanchier trees recently planted outside … Continue reading
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Here is a short list of publications that provide helpful reading for those that want to know more about planting trees in cities. We hope these motivate you to increase the number of trees in your neighbourhood. You may download a … Continue reading
Trees added to Cleveland Street – Fitzrovia Forest – University of Westminster – Opposite BT Tower Tree planting in Fitzrovia continues with the recent addition of two silver birch trees outside University of Westminster‘s Cavendish Campus on Cleveland Street. The … Continue reading
“He is more used to war zones than green zones, but BBC’s John Simpson CBE did his bit for the ‘greening of Marylebone’ when he shovelled soil to plant the 500th tree outside BBC Broadcasting House as part of a … Continue reading
11 June 2012 – Giorgio Locatelli planted an elm tree outside his eponymous restaurant on Seymour Street (by Portman Square) in celebration of the 119 new trees being planted in West Marylebone early 2012. The planting took place in the … Continue reading
Fitzrovia locals recently celebrated two positive developments in the neighbourhood. The first good news was the opening of the Fitzrovia Community Centre — a new hub for local activities with an emphasis on increasing social cohesion. The second news item … Continue reading
Ambitions to plant more trees in East Marylebone received a big boost recently with the news that we received a grant of £10,000 from The Big Tree Plant Campaign. These monies supplements a £25,000 S106 contribution for trees that will … Continue reading
The latest version of the Fitzrovia Forest document has just been released by ARUP and may now be downloaded from the link below. A number of recommendations made by local stakeholders and the community have been incorporated in this draft. … Continue reading
The W1W Tree Planting Initiative has been in contact with Transport for London (TfL) seeking to mitigate the environmental impact of traffic of the Marylebone Road and Euston Roads on our neighbouring area. The Initiative has been working to implement … Continue reading
The latest draft of the Fitzrovia and East Marylebone Landscape and Public Realm Visioning Plan is now available for review and comment. Join in so that our streets and public areas provide a better space for everyone in our … Continue reading
On Friday 21st October, Ambassador Nicola Clase took part in a tree planting ceremony outside the Swedish Residence to mark the Embassy’s sponsorship of a tree through the Westminster Tree Trust, a charity dedicated to improving the environment in Westminster … Continue reading
The Initiative has made a proposal to Westminster City Council to plant seventy trees on nine Marylebone Streets during 2011-2012. The resulting tree lines will complete our work on the Central Marylebone Green Grid. Fund raising from the local community … Continue reading
Vote for us to get a NatWest CommunityForce award of up to £6,000 to further our tree work in the Marylebone and Fitzrovia area. Our target is to plant 500 new trees here by end 2012. Vote for us here: http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/1351 Over … Continue reading
The southern side of Fitzrovia has had very little street improvement for many years. While the ORB project (Oxford Street, Regents Street and Bond Street) is improving almost all the other areas off Oxford Street, there are no public improvement … Continue reading
Cleveland Street is an historic Fitzrovian road which lies at the edge of London’s bustling West End. It is a high density residential, mixed usage street sitting astride the borough borders of Westminster and Camden. Local environmental pollution is a … Continue reading
There is plenty of evidence to show that people feel better in green spaces. Trees can contribute to storm-water management, absorb traffic noise, provide shade which helps to reduce skin cancer, are the lungs of our Capital, and have calming … Continue reading
We are so pleased that Portly Panda of the Portland Hospital helped us plant our trees on Great Portland Street. Together with children from All Souls School the final trees were added to the north end of this historic street … Continue reading
The rain clouds left abruptly as we came to conclude our work towards greening in Devonshire Street in Marylebone today. It was a real pleasure to have Kulveer Ranger (Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s Director of Environment and Digital London), Pam Warhurst (Chair of … Continue reading
We were most fortunate in having Professor Lord Winston, the eminent scientist and broadcaster, to plant the last of 49 chanticleer pear trees on New Cavendish Street today. In celebration of the event, The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Susie Burbridge, also unveiled a … Continue reading
In June 2011, inspired by the forest of trees being planted on the eastern side of Marylebone High Street, a group of us decided to form the West Marylebone Tree Initiative. Our aim is to encourage tree planting to the … Continue reading
Much to the delight of local residents and businesses and as part of the W1W Tree Planting Initiative, Alan Titchmarsh, MBE, celebrity broadcaster and gardening expert, planted an elm tree to mark the arrival of 48 new trees in Bolsover Street. This … Continue reading
Westminster City Council has now closed its consultation process for street design practice and principles and also regarding the role of trees in the Borough. The process ran from 17th January until the 28th of February 2011. The draft Trees and … Continue reading
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Here are a few examples of the streets greened so far in Marylebone. These before and after photographs show how the new trees are bringing with them the first signs of change on our roads. Two hundred and eighty trees … Continue reading
The 2010-2011 planting objectives for Devonshire (phase 5) and New Cavendish Streets (phase 6) have now been successfully delivered. 52 and 49 new pear trees now line Devonshire Street and New Cavendish Street respectively. The planting process, though slightly delayed due to … Continue reading
There has been further progress on Great Portland Street in the last few months with the planting of an additional 17 trees along its length. Furthermore, a further section of the street was also repaved at the north end of … Continue reading
We have been delighted that numerous local schools have participated in our project by helping spread the word and raising contributions from the community. The school children have also helped us plant our ceremonial trees and a number of … Continue reading
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We are delighted to announce that Devonshire Street and New Cavendish Streets will be included in the Initiative’s programme for street tree planting in Marylebone. Fund raising for this endeavour will begin immediately with the intention that the trees for … Continue reading
Project wins multiple Re:Leaf Awards at City Hall
Fitzrovia is a Forest Tree Walk - click and see
Professor Winston talks about capturing Marylebone carbon
W1W Tree Planting News
500 trees help establish a Central London Green Grid
Barbara Windsor completes Weymouth Street planting
See how we have been busy
Successful application for Fitzrovia Forest grant
Support our aim make our neighbourhood even better
Alan Titchmarsh Digs Bolsover Street's new Elm Trees
Marylebone's trees contribute to London's Central Green Grid
Project starts to green Gloucester Place and Crawford Street
£6,000 tree money possible
Our 600th Tree Now Planted in London's West End
See the project's policy and project motivation documents
Mathew Wright completes tree planting on Hallam Street
Help Fix It With More TREES On Tributary Streets
Street Trees – for projects that improve the street scene and are valued by locals
50 Elms Planted in Marylebone
Marylebone and Fitzrovia's W1W Street Tree Planting Initiative 
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