Free tree giveaway for Chelmsford residents returns for 2025
Chelmsford City Council’s popular tree giveaway is back for its third year, offering residents the chance to claim one of 1,200 free trees.
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culture outdoors green spacesChelmsford City Council’s popular tree giveaway is back for its third year, offering residents the chance to claim one of 1,200 free trees.
Finalists of this year’s Space to Thrive photo competition will get to see their work displayed in an outdoor gallery in Oaklands Park.
A play area in Great Baddow has been given a make-over, offering children and families new play equipment and a more accessible location.
For the fourth year in a row, 17 parks have been awarded Green Flag status recognising well-managed parks and green spaces.
Chelmsford City Council has been working with girls and gender diverse young people to make our green spaces more appealing to them.
During the warmer months, grassland in Chelmsford’s public spaces is deliberately cut less frequently.
Love Parks Week will celebrate Chelmsford's 17 Green Flag Award wins with a free-to-attend event on the 24 July at Oaklands Park.
33 of Chelmsford’s playing fields have been recognised as some of the best in Essex at the 2023 Essex Playing Field Association Awards.
Frankland Fields, a popular location for dog walkers and nature lovers in South Woodham Ferrers, has been declared a Local Nature Reserve.
Chelmsford skateboarders can now enjoy the skate ramps at Central Park well into the evening with new floodlights.