Putting a ring on it: the plan to green London’s beloved edges

Key points

• A charity is planning a 200km green corridor of trees around the edge of London, designed to protect greenbelt land and boost biodiversity. The London Tree Ring project, led by CPRE London, will invite community groups, schools and landowners to plant trees and look after green spaces over the next 25 years.
• The project is set for an official launch on 15 October.
• Early test sites include a hedgerow revival that planted disease-resistant elm, a species almost wiped out in the 1960s and 1970s, and a microforest in Sutton.