Tree planting
Help us increase our tree canopy coverage in North East Lincolnshire.
Tree Strategy
The North East Lincolnshire Tree Strategy provides a framework to help manage and enhance the local tree population, benefiting everyone who visits, works and lives in the borough. The tree strategy addresses how trees provide multiple benefits. This is North East Lincolnshire’s first tree strategy and has helped the council secure two successful funding bids – the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF) and the Urban Tree Challenge Fund (UTCF). The LATF and UTCF will be used to help our tree-planting efforts in 2023/24 and 2024/25. This funding has enabled North East Lincolnshire Council to launch the ‘Greening Up Our Place’ tree planting programme, which aims to increase tree canopy coverage across the borough in our streets, parks and open spaces.
Greening up your community
We know that trees are good for the environment, but they also make people feel good. Get involved and help green up your community, and make it a space you’re proud to call home.
We have started a series of conversations and are working with volunteers and community organisations to organise tree-planting events, with a goal to
- Develop relationships
- Deliver planting activities in target areas in partnership
- Support those groups delivering their planting activities
- Help to build a sense of ownership and custodianship of the area’s natural assets
Community projects
”Greening the Marshes”
East Marsh United | West Marsh Development Trust | Grimsby in Bloom
The West Marsh Development Trust has partnered up with East Marsh United and Grimsby in Bloom as part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s “Greening the Marshes” project. To find out more or volunteer to help with the project please contact any of the individuals below:
- East Marsh United: Contact Emma at [email protected] or visit Greening the Marsh | East Marsh United
- Grimsby in Bloom: Contact Elaine at [email protected]
- West Marsh Development Trust: Contact Alan on 07862277435
Get involved at home
We are doing our bit to help tackle climate change, by recycling what we can, choosing more sustainable products and trying to save energy at home. Find out what you can do at home to get involved in greening up our place.
At home
At home
- Planting trees or plants at home means you are becoming a part of a global movement;
- Help restore nature, support local wildlife and improve the air we breathe;
- Find guides on planting and watering your trees at Watering Guide.
At home
At an allotment
- Get involved in planting even if you don’t have the garden space;
- Looking after an allotment is a great form of exercise;
- Owning an allotment is a gateway to making new friends;
- Growing your fruit and vegetables can help you save money;
- Learn more at Allotments.
How to plant a tree
The benefits of trees
Environmental benefits
- Urban trees reduce the ‘urban heat island effect’ of localised temperature extremes
- They capture and store carbon from the atmosphere
- They provide shade, making streets and buildings cooler in summer
- They help remove dust and particulates from the air
- They help to reduce traffic noise by absorbing and deflecting sound
- They help improve the quality of polluted ground
- They help increase biodiversity by providing food and shelter for wildlife
- They help to reduce wind speeds
- They reduce the effects of flash flooding by slowing the rate at which rainfall reaches the ground
Social benefits
- Trees help create a sense of place and local identity
- They have a positive impact on crime reduction
- They have a positive impact on people’s mental and physical health
- They create focal points and landmarks
- They benefit communities by increasing pride in the local area
Economic benefits
- Trees can increase property values by 7-15%
- As trees grow larger, the lift they give to property values grows proportionately
- They can improve the environmental performance of buildings by reducing heating and cooling costs, thereby cutting bills
- Mature landscapes with trees can be worth more as development sites
- Trees can enhance the prospect of securing planning permission
- Urban trees improve the health of local populations, reducing healthcare costs
- Trees create a positive perception of a place for potential property buyers
Next steps
Upcoming events
Watch this space for upcoming tree-planting events you can get involved in.
Related documents
Tree Strategy – Part 1 (PDF, 11MB)
Tree Strategy – Part 2 – Tree Management Guidelines (PDF, 5MB)
Tree Strategy – Part 3 – Tree Risk Management Plan (PDF, 2MB)
Tree Strategy – Part 4 – Tree Planting Guidelines (PDF, 3MB)
Tree Strategy – Part 5 – Development & Our Green Infrastructure Guidelines (PDF, 15MB)
North East Lincolnshire Council Natural Assets Plan (PDF, 671KB)
North East Lincolnshire Council Net Zero Carbon Roadmap (PDF, 964KB)
Related content
Related websites
How to help young trees survive prolonged hot dry weather – Forestry Commission (blog.gov.uk)
Arboricultural Association – Watering Young Trees
Water Your Street Trees – Woodland Trust
We’re Greening the Marsh! | East Marsh United
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Contact details
Email [email protected] to see how you can get involved in greening up your community.