Toledo City Council plants trees More than 2,000 trees were planted during the 2025-2026 campaign. This was announced this Thursday during a meeting of the Regional Environmental Council by Environmental Councilor Ruben Lozano, who presented the details in Casco. … Historically, tree planting will take place in Carrera de San Sebastián, Paseo de Cabestrelos, around the Baths of La Caba, Plaza del Seco, Plaza Los Postes, Plaza San Vicente, Plaza San Cristóbal, Plaza Juan de Mariana, Calle Reyes Católicos, the entrance to the Sefarado Institute, Plaza Don Fernando, Alcázar, and Calle Transito.
He also highlighted the projects launched around the Alcantara Bridge and the entire bank of the Safon River, with an interest in the restoration of river paths and embankments. A plot has already been identified next to the campus of the weapons factory of the University of Castilla-La Mancha in the La Cava district, where “new activities will be launched to protect and maintain flower beds.” And the Lunar Toledo project will cover the areas around Ronda del Granadal, Safont and Noria, ending at the ring road bridge at the entrance to Santa Barbara.
Mr. Lozano reported that the Toledo City Council has achieved the following in recent years: reduce the number of felled trees. «In 2022, which dates from the passage of Philomena, 1,927 performances were held. In 2023, 1,060 trees were felled, in 2024, 738 trees were felled, and this year, as of last week, 312 trees were felled.
IU Board of Trustees Chema Fernandes appealed.Increase the number of personnel in the Environment Department according to the workloadand regarding the tree plan, he said: “In reality, it is a project effectively limited to replacing the same number of trees that have been cut down. The remaining plantations that the Environment Councilor referred to are part of that.” Projects funded by other governments And although they are being implemented in Toledo, they are not being promoted by the city government,” Chema Fernandez clarified.
Fernández then referred to the community committee’s project at Polvorines Park, where a regeneration program “of unknown details” will be carried out, and clarified that the municipality will then be responsible for its upkeep “without knowing how useful and enjoyable it will be for the residents of La Cava and the rest of Toledo.”
Sonia Mendez, coordinator of the El Tajo Neighborhood Association, reiterated that trees will be planted on Rio Puentesecas Street, next to Rosa Park School, which also has tree holes, and called for the removal plan to be transferred to the Neighborhood Association.
Socialist city councilor José Carlos Vega, on the other hand, denounced the “lack of transparency” regarding the actions the city council says it is carrying out, although the opposition does not have detailed information (cutting and trees in all districts). “They said they would plant 147 trees in Palomarejos, but they have not been found yet. Another 163 trees are being planted in the second phase and 122 in the third phase, which is causing confusion,” he stressed.
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