Forms home Adopt a Tree Pit 1Location2Details3Your details4Terms and conditions Please note that this form is for Adopt a Tree Pit applications only. If you have a query regarding the scheme, please get in touch by emailing ourneighbourhood@redbridge.gov.uk . As part of our community gardening initiative residents are encouraged to adopt tree pits for planting wildflowers. This is a fantastic opportunity to bring together neighbours and help your street bloom. Find out which ward your tree pit(s) are located in here (opens in new window). LocationName of the ward the tree pit(s) are located in.*Please selectDon't knowAldboroughBarkingsideBridgeChadwellChurchfieldsClayhallClementswoodCranbrookFairlopFullwellGoodmayesHainaultIlford TownLoxfordMayfieldMonkhamsNewburySeven KingsSouth WoodfordValentinesWanstead ParkWanstead VillageName of the road the tree pit(s) are located in?*If you are looking to adopt pits in two different roads, please complete a separate application for each road. The location of the tree pit(s) in the road.*For example “outside 5, 9 & 12 London Road” or “side of 5 London Road". Please be as clear and concise as possible.' DetailsIs this the first year you have applied to adopt tree pit(s)?* Yes No Is this a renewal or an application for additional/different tree pit(s)?Please selectRenewalRenewal and additionalDifferentPlease confirm the total number of tree pits you are adopting in your chosen road*1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394040+ We will confirm the outcome of your application via letter. Please make sure you type your details and full address correctly Your detailsYour name (to be used on a letter)* Address* House or Flat number Road or Street name Town County AberdeenshireAngus/ForfarshireArgyllshireAyrshireBanffshireBedfordshireBerkshireBerwickshireBlaenau GwentBridgendBuckinghamshireButeshireCaerphillyCaithnessCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionCheshireClackmannanshireConwyCornwallCromartyshireCumberlandDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshire/DumbartonshireDurhamEast Lothian/HaddingtonshireEssexFifeFlintshireGloucestershireGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHuntingdonshireInverness-shireIsle of AngleseyKentKincardineshireKinross-shireKirkcudbrightshireLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerthyr TydfilMiddlesexMidlothian/EdinburghshireMonmouthshireMorayshireNairnshireNeath Port TalbotNewportNorfolkNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOrkneyOxfordshirePeeblesshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRhondda Cynon TaffRoss-shireRoxburghshireRutlandSelkirkshireShetlandShropshireSomersetStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreySussexSutherlandSwanseaTorfaenVale of GlamorganWarwickshireWest Lothian/LinlithgowshireWestmorlandWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireWrexhamYorkshire Postcode Contact number*Email address* Terms and conditions You may not plant anything apart from wildflower seeds You may not dig in the tree pit or otherwise disturb the tree roots You may lightly till the surface of the tree pit to plant wildflower seeds You may not apply any pesticides You may not install any structures, such as a wooden border, or raise the soil level above the level of the footpath If wildflowers droop into the road or over the footpath, these should be cut back to remove the obstruction When working on the street you must be sensible and safe You may not work from the road side of the tree pit and you must be aware of other users of the street Only the use of hand tools are permitted; however, the use of scythes, machetes and similar single bladed tools are not permitted Gloves should be worn and please be aware that there may be broken glass and other litter in the tree pit At the end of the growing season and when sown plants have died, you may cut and remove sown plants All adoptions are for a maximum of one year, at the end of the year you must re-notify us of your intention to adopt the tree pit You may litter pick and keep the tree pit and footpath outside your home clear of rubbish You may remove low branches and low tree growth that are smaller in diameter than your thumb; only use secateurs and you should only remove branches to head height - please do not prune trees during the first three years of planting and do not prune branches overhanging a parked vehicle Young trees that still have a support stake may be watered during the spring and summer period and 2 litres of water a day will help the tree establish You will be responsible for the disposal of all cut material Please tick* I agree to adhere to the terms and conditions as listed. Disclaimer:* I understand that adopted tree pits are on the openly accessible public highway and that the London Borough of Redbridge cannot take responsibility for any damage caused to them by events such as vandalism, animal urination or unlicensed pesticide spraying. Please tick* I understand that adopted tree pits are removed from the London Borough of Redbridge's herbicide spraying schedule. However, I understand and accept there is a risk that accidental spraying and damage may occur.
