Breathing life
into your
neighbourhood
We are the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities.
We get stuck in with local communities to cultivate lasting change in their neighbourhoods – whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or getting people excited about growing, foraging and eating healthy food.
Our impact
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1000001
That's how many trees we've planted to date.
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207,986
with almost 208,000 taking root this year
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10,721
Over 10,000 volunteers got stuck into tree planting
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3,003
including 3,003 taking part in corporate volunteering days
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14,171
over 14,000 school kids have learned about trees and healthy eating this year
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28
and we delivered 28 projects in 22 cities in the UK.
Latest stories
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The wonders of autumn
31 October 2019
Why do leaves change colour in autumn? Where are the best places to see the magical transformation unfold? And what does the word autumn even mean? Gurnam Bubber investigates.
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Making your garden an animal’s winter home
29 October 2019
It’s that time of year when animals in our gardens take steps to deal with the falling temperature.
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A jolly day of tree planting in Jolly’s Green
23 October 2019
Jolly’s Green in Tower Hamlets holds a special place in our hearts - we planted trees here 20 years ago, and this month we went back to plant more!