The Edinburgh and Lothians Greenspace Trust are working with West Lothian Council to develop  a range of tree donation packages for Tree Time West Lothian. Your donations will help us plant more trees in support of the Climate Change Initiative.

We launched the scheme during National Tree week with the planting of a statement tree – a golden weeping willow Salix x sepucralis Chrysocoma. We planted the tree with the councils Parks and Woodland Staff, accompanied by  Executive councillor for the environment Tom Conn.

Why do we need more trees in West Lothian?

Trees play an important part in how areas of West Lothian look and feel. Trees provide habitat for many species as well as helping to combat climate change by capturing carbon dioxide and converting it into oxygen. Furthermore, recent research has confirmed that being close to tree cover also improves human health.

We need to plant more trees in West Lothian. An increase in Ash Dieback Disease means we will have to remove many trees in the coming years. There are thousands of ash trees on public land in West Lothian and many more on private land. Ash is one of the most common, native tree species in the area and it contributes significantly to the local landscape and ecology. There are an estimated 12,000 Ash trees in a poor condition which have less than 50% of the crown remaining and 21,000 Ash trees showing symptoms but with over 50% of the crown still remaining.

When you donate you can also claim Gift Aid which will add 25% more to your donation at no cost to you. A Gift Aid declaration allows Tree Time to claim tax back on eligible donations. It means that for every £1 you donate to Tree Time we can claim back 25p, at no extra cost to you.