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 weird and wonderful world of the Plant Hunters - part 2
29 August 2019
Part 2 – the Squashbuckling gathers pace!
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Late summer harvest recipes
24 August 2019
Cooking with seasonal food isn’t just a great way to use up the crops in your garden, it also has the environmental benefit of not needing air miles to reach your plate.
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Bug love
16 August 2019
Recent studies from around the world has shown that over 40% of insect species are at risk of extinction, and a third are endangered. It’s time we give them some real love.