About Releaf Marlow – Free Family Trees – Projects – Donate
About Releaf Marlow
Releaf Marlow is a community trees project that aims to double Marlow’s tree canopy to 40%. It is run by Transition Town Marlow, and has been recognised by Marlow Town Council and Buckinghamshire Council as contributing towards local sustainability. The project aims to make Marlow a better place for people and wildlife, including through enhanced beauty and greater resilience to climate change.
Follow our activities on our Facebook or Instagram pages. To join our mailing list, get involved in our work or to talk to us about potential projects on your land, please email us at releaf@transitionmarlow.org.
Planting days 2024/2025 season
Come and join us as we plant more trees in and around Marlow. Here are dates for our projects running up to Christmas. We’ll release more in the New Year.
- Wednesday 27 November – Pump Lane North – hedge-planting
- Saturday 30 November – Pump Lane North again – more hedge planting!
- Saturday 14 December – Highwoods Drive – woodland tree planting
- Tuesday 17 December – Marlow Infants CoE School – orchard planting
No experience or special skills are required, and there are roles for people of all ages, including kids. All you need to bring is suitable clothing and footwear, gloves and water, and if possible a garden spade.
Projects run from 09:30 to lunchtime and places are limited. For full details and to book on to any project please email Nick at releaf@transitionmarlow.org.
The Free Family Trees Scheme
Releaf Marlow’s Free Family Trees Scheme is now relaunched for the 2024/2025 autumn/winter planting season. This year, you can now request up to six trees per household. To date, 120 families have planted nearly 300 trees in their Marlow gardens.
Bare-root saplings can be picked up or delivered from late autumn and through the winter, entirely free of charge to you. You can read our species descriptions, which will help you choose suitable species for your garden. This scheme only covers the SL7 postcode area, together with Lane End and Hambleden villages. Please tell neighbours and local friends about this great, green, environmental scheme.
To request your trees, please fill out the form below.
Releaf Marlow’s projects
Releaf Marlow was launched in 2020 and has since worked with Marlow Town Council, Buckinghamshire Council and private landowners to plant trees every winter within and around Marlow. Following are some of our project highlights.
Our first project, in January 2021, involved creating a double avenue of trees either side of the open space between Marlow and Marlow Bottom. The photo at the top of this web page shows planting day.
In winter 2021/22, we accessed government funding via Buckinghamshire Council to plant a double hedge at Spade Oak Meadow, the main entrance to Spade Oak Nature Reserve, near Bourne End.
In winter 2022/23 we planted ornamental standards between fairways at Harleyford Golf Course, as well as rare native black poplar trees on fields at Lowgrounds Farm, also part of the Harleyford Estate.
Each summer, Releaf Marlow looks after young trees we have planted and, when practical, street trees in Marlow that have suffered damage or vandalism. We were especially busy in the heatwave of summer 2022. The picture shows the Ridgeway open space, where we planted an avenue of trees plus a small orchard in winter 2020/21.
Donate
Releaf Marlow needs funds to be able to plant and care for more trees. If you would like to support our efforts then please click the Donate button to access a card payment process.
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