Just 27% of New London has tree canopy.  But Bates Woods and its surrounding neighborhood has 50% tree cover!

Some of the most common native trees in Bates Woods include the following:

• red maple (the most common tree in Connecticut)

• white oak (the Connecticut state tree)

• black oak

• black cherry

• sassafras

• hickory

• black birch

• American beech

• dogwood

• cottonwood