Thank you for planting trees with us!

In November 2025 local volunteers joined us to plant new trees at Sipson Recreation Ground. As part of the project, we were pleased to hold a Community Tree Planting Day and school workshops. Overall 77 adults and 89 children were involved in planting. 

All trees planted this season were carefully selected for their suitability at the site and are now being looked after by Trees for Cities for 3 years to encourage their establishment. After this period, the trees will be under the care of environment maintenance and park teams at Hillingdon Council.

Why did we plant trees here?

Trees for Cities and local volunteers planted trees to provide shade, introduce new species, improve biodiversity and increase climate resilience. You can look at the plans below. 

Trees for Cities planted 25 standard trees. Some of these were arranged along one of the paths to provide shade around the football pitches. We have taken care not to affect the playing field space used for sports. Some trees were chosen for their beautiful Spring blossom such as the the Bird cherry and Foxglove tree. There are native species to encourage and support local wildlife and increase biodiversity such as the Field maple and Wild service tree. 

Urban trees are known to have a cooling effect of the air around them. Trees such as the Black walnut, Norway maple and Hornbeam grow to have a wide and dense branching structure which will provide much needed shade and cooling for warmer and sunnier months. 

Together the species chosen provide an important mix to increase biodiversity and a range of shapes and sizes as they mature to give interest within the recreation ground. 

On the western side of Sipson Rec there is already a mature hedgerow. Trees For Cities and volunteers extended this hedgerow and increased the number of tree species. This involved planting approximately 2500 whips - these are small trees only 30-50cm tall. In time they will provide a rich habitat. 

On the south side of the Rec there was more whip planting and a small copse of Quaking aspen, a beautiful tree with shimmering foliage, to complement the existing habitat. 

We hope these trees are a welcome improvement to the park and provide lasting benefits to the environment and the local community.