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
. 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
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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
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
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
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
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
The W1W Tree Planting Initiative’s aim is to line the main streets of Marylebone and Fitzrovia with trees. The scheme has now added over 280 new trees to seven Marylebone streets in the last couple of years. Please give generously — every penny will … Continue reading
The Initiative and its supporters has been delighted to receive favourable press coverage regarding our urban tree planting campaign. A selection of articles about our work follows below: A selection of video shorts on our activities is shown below:
We are delighted to announce that Bolsover Street and a few of its adjoining streets will now be included as Phase IV of the W1W Street Tree Initiative. The news was announced at the ‘open house’ held by the new … Continue reading
Marylebone, 25 November 2009 The first batch of trees pledged by the local residential and business community has now been planted in Great Portland Street. This coincided with the launch of the UK’s 35th National Tree Week and a celebratory … Continue reading
Monday 21 September 2009 The launch of the Great Portland Street Stage of the W1W Street Tree Initiative was a big success – with over 50 guests from all sections of the local community participating at the event. As a result … Continue reading
Phase 3 of W1W Street Tree Initiative Westminster Council has begun repaving sections of Great Portland Street. A request to widen the pavement between Devonshire St and Weymouth St has been favourably received by WCC’s Department of Transportation. Subject to … Continue reading
The idea for the W1W Tree planting initiative was conceived late in 2008 after we received a lot of encouragement from the local community. Subsequently, the Initiative received a very strong vote of support at the Annual General Meeting of … 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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