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In this update

• Official launch
• ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Awarded Queen’s Green Canopy “Champion City”
• Trees planted in Winter 2021 to 2022
• Planting Location Updates

Official launch

The official project launch event took place on 13 October 2021 at Lauriston Castle gardens and the occasion and milestone was marked by planting of a Ginkgo tree. The Lord Provost with the Convenor of Culture and Communities Committee planted a Ginkgo tree donated by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Royal Botanical Gardens.

After the planting ceremony, there was a guided tour of the gardens conducted by volunteers from the Friends of Lauriston Castle Gardens. Another Ginkgo tree was planted in the Lauriston Japanese Garden by the Chairman of the Friends. 

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Awarded Queen’s Green Canopy “Champion City”

We were success in applying for Queen’s Green Canopy “Champion City” status to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

In early March 2022, a launch event was organised in partnership with ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ and Lothians Greenspace Trust and Trees for Cities. It was held at Stenhouse, in the greenspace on Broomhouse Drive adjacent to the Saughton Tram Station. We are grateful to the 53 adults and 26 children who generously volunteered to plant over 1,200 trees at the event.

Trees planted in Winter 2021 to 2022

We reported to the Culture and Communities Committee on 26 April, on the numbers of trees planted in the Winter season 2021 to 2022. This is on target for reaching a million trees by 2030. 

A total of 25,230 trees have been planted already. The number of trees planted by landownership are

• Council
  • parks - 4,791 (19% of total trees to plant by 2030)
  • open-spaces and housing -1,570 (6% of total trees to plant by 2030)
  • on streets - 1,570 (1% of total trees to plant by 2030)
  • schools - 422 (2% of total trees to plant by 2030)
  • Natural Heritage service - 4,647 (18% of total trees to plant by 2030)
• Private estates - 13,400 (53% of total trees to plant by 2030)
• Universities and colleges - 53 (0.2% of total trees to plant by 2030).

Tree planting completed this winter at Silverknowes Park

Tree planting completed this winter at Redford Wood - Colinton Primary School

Tree planting completed this winter in wee forests funded by NatureScot and Earthwatch UK

West Pilton Park

Peacocktail Park

Mount Vernon

Planting Location Updates

Information on tree planting locations to date and future tree planting locations is currently under review and will be shared as soon as available. Please feel free to reach out directly to the team with any and all requests.