Ealing Council that they will have planted 7,000 trees between November and March as part of their biodiversity action plan. 

The council launched their biodiversity action plan in 2022 to try and "improve and enhance green spaces" across the borough as part of their efforts to combat the climate crisis. 

A large part of this was attempting to plant more trees, as they absorb air pollution, support wildlife, cool pavements during heatwaves, and help prevent flooding, and with the tree planting season running between November and March they have planted 7,000 trees in those five months. 

Leader of the council, Councillor Peter Mason, said: "Trees are a hugely important part of our Biodiversity Action Plan, and I am proud that we are beginning to see some real progress, with thousands of new trees planted over the last 12 months. 

"But this is just the beginning – we will keep working to increase the number of trees in our borough, and to take broader action to tackle the climate crisis." 

While this is a strong start, Ealing Council are targeting a total of 50,000 trees to have been planted by 2026. 

Councillor Deirdre Costigan, the council's deputy leader and cabinet member for climate action, said: "Trees have so many environmental benefits, from cleaning our air and providing shade, to reducing flood risk and nurturing wildlife. 

"That's why we are working towards a bold target of planting 50,000 new trees by 2026 – which will contribute to our aim of ensuring a quarter of the entire borough will be under tree canopy by the end of the decade. This is a crucial part of our climate action strategy and our biodiversity action plan. 

"Our green spaces and cemeteries support some of Ealing's oldest and largest trees. These giants of our parks display the many benefits of trees on a grand scale, offering vast areas of shade, filters for air pollution, a valuable habitat for wildlife, and creating links between these green areas. 

"But our street trees also do an important job of making our borough beautiful, lining our roads with colour when in bloom. Trees also provide a calmer environment, which aids people's mental wellbeing. 

"This all underlines why we are so committed to delivering one of the most ambitious tree planting programmes in London."