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11 May

Historic gates at Dukes Meadows brought back to royal glory

Work has begun to bring the historic Promenade Approach Gates at Chiswick’s Dukes Meadows back to their former glory. The £60,000 project will see extensive restoration work to the Art Deco gates to bring them back into public use.

11 May

We’re counting on a future with less plastic waste

Plastic – it gets everywhere. From the street outside your house to the depths of the Pacific Ocean, this one-time wonder material has permeated our planet and left us pondering one big question: what do we do with all the waste?

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Adopt a tree & make a difference in your street

1. Adopt a newly planted tree to help it thrive
2. Receive watering notifications when it gets very dry
3. Adopting is free and easy

May 2022

Bird Cherry is our Tree of the Month

One of the last cherries to flower is bird cherry, a tree native to the UK, although not the south east of England. Despite that, it thrives in urban areas all over the country including in London where it can be seen very frequently.

Unlike the flowering cherries that make such an impression earlier in the spring bird cherry flowers in May and also unlike thos ornamental trees, it holds its flowers in spikes. These white flower spikes point in all directions, appearing to cover the canopy with hundreds of ice creams!

Bird cherries are also distinguished from other Prunus species by their smooth grey bark which does not have the horizontal slits – or lenticels – which are so conspicuous on other species in this genus.

Latest Activity

You can start your own list of favourite trees by liking trees on the map, where you can also adopt newly planted trees near you.

124, 144 Trees

In parks, on streets, estates and on public land throughout Hounslow

4500 Trees in 39 Locations

Planted during winter/spring 2020-2021

383 Species

Tree species found throughout the borough

News

11 May

Parklife returns to Watermans

The transformation is complete and the gates are open wide for everyone to enjoy some fun and sunshine at the new-look Watermans Park.

6 May

Better Points Hounslow

Hounslow Greentalk is going to be joining with Better Points, so ensure to download the Better Points app to start collecting points and earning rewards.

All the News

Have a look at the latest articles and news for Hounslow Greentalk and other green initiatives across the borough.

Neighbourhoods

Find out about your local neighbourhood and the Community Groups near you. ‘Follow’ these groups to stay up-to-date with the latest information, and get involved by adopting newly planted trees near you.

Feltham

‘Feltham in Bloom’ grew from the enthusiasm of a group of youngsters, in the Garden Club at Victoria Junior School, who badgered the Local Council, until they were allowed to take over the planting and maintenance of derelict public open spaces outside the school boundary. The reaction by neighbours and passers-by were so positive, that a whole new Community group was set up to bring more civic pride - through plants. As part of that, we’ve planted over 70 new trees inside the school, and given away well over 250 baby trees to our local Community. Our neighbourhood reaches into Bedfont, Feltham North, Feltham West, Hanworth Park and Hanworth.

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Heston

Heston Action Group is a young, non-party political community group created in 2019 with passionate residents who wanted to simply “clean and green” our local area. The area has had a tradition of street trees and most houses have front gardens. HAG is driven to protect those remaining and encourage new growth. Our neighbourhood is in the North West of the Borough of Hounslow, comprising Heston East, West and Central. To the north east, the area borders common land which itself borders Osterley Park. Within its borders there are two parks and 5 primary schools and one secondary school, most with large areas of open space.

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Chiswick

Abundance London is a voluntary organisation, founded in 2010, that harvests surplus fruit, plants orchards, hedgerows and trees, tries to reconnect people with nature and protect it in an urban setting, creates beautiful spaces, mainly through planting but also through art. Our neighbourhood extends from the east of Hounslow (Chiswick area) to Bedford Park in the south east of Ealing.

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