Breathing life
into your
neighbourhood
We are the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by creating greener cities.
We get stuck in with our dedicated volunteers to cultivate lasting change in neighbourhoods – whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or growing food with kids.
Our impact
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801,351
That's how many trees we've planted to date.
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72,975
with almost 73,000 taking root this year
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4,713
Over 4,000 volunteers got stuck into tree planting
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1,787
including 1,787 taking part in corporate volunteering days
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11,238
over 11,000 school kids have learned about trees and healthy eating this year
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21
and we delivered projects in 21 cities in the UK.
Latest stories
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WATCH: Our first ever flash mob!
13 August 2018
Trees for Cities took on King's Cross for a special performance of 'musical trees' in front of a large (though unsuspecting) audience. This is how it went down.
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A new Edible Playground is born at Olga Primary
31 July 2018
Linda Ewers, head teacher at Olga Primary School talks to us about their recently launched Edible Playground, and how the school have embraced it as an exciting place to learn.
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Intreeducing: Magical Hawthorn
27 July 2018
In our new series we take a closer look at the tree species we see around us every day, dig up their colourful past and look for secrets beneath their leaves. Meet the Hawthorn.