This last winter we continued work in the cricket field where we planted several trees including rowans, English oak, exotic oaks, sweet chestnut, wild cherries, and elms. With the Council we also planted whips (small trees) along the Chatsworth Road edge of the park to create non-continuous hedges, and along sections of the Lea Bridge Road edge in North Millfields.
We did not plant behind the electricity sub-station this winter. Works on the pylon behind the sub-station meant that the woodland planted in 2021-2 was trashed. Despite calls for replanting we decided to wait to ensure the works are finished and to see what, if anything, regrows. We will also need some kind of reassurance that no further works are planned for the foreseeable future.
In the winter of 2025 a memorial tree, an English Oak, and a celebration tree, a sweet chestnut, were planted in the cricket field.
We will be mulching all newly planted trees before the weather starts to get warm. This helps keep the soil from drying out too quickly and suppresses the grass.
From the spring to late summer we keep our newly planted trees healthy with weekly watering sessions.
If you would like to join the Millfields Trees WhatsApp group for details of watering and maintenance sessions please contact: chair@millfieldsusers.org.uk or hello@treemusketeers.org.uk..
