Tackling air pollution by planting street trees
Year 1: 2022-3
Planting 15 street trees, screening Haseltine School
Haseltine School was built in the 1880s by the School Board for London, its site surrounded by houses. In the 1970s, these rows of houses were demolished in order to drive a new road through the area, and create the new gyratory system.
Stanton Way is now a heavily polluted and congested road, so its proximity to Haseltine School is a serious concern. In 2019, because of these air pollution concerns, Haseltine School was chosen for an air pollution audit, as part of a Mayor of London pilot study. The full report can be downloaded at: https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/saq_report_-_haseltine_lewisham_updated_09-05-18_may_final_glamrc.pdf
Above is an aerial view of Bell green, overlaid with colours indicating specific levels of the pollution. Haseltine School is marked with a star.
The analysis identified that 4% of the local traffic was HGV, yet they produced 27% of Haseltine School’s pollution.
The Bell Greening Project is being delivered by Street Trees for Living, a charity which plants street trees, using funds provided by local residents or businesses. https://www.streettreesforliving.org/
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Since their foundation in 2019, Street Trees for Living have planted only 24 trees in the Bell Green Neighbourhood Area. Of these, seven are in one street, Garlies Road. http://www.streettreesforliving.org/
CALL FOR SPONSORS: To plant our 15 trees, we need to raise £5,500. The community will water and monitor them for 2 years, then Lewisham Council takes over the management.
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