Spring is the perfect time to recognise which tree species are growing in your neighbourhood. Use our handy guide to identify some of the UK’s most common trees by their leaves.

It’s that time of year when there’s more daylight, the birds are singing, our trees are blossoming and the temperature starts to warm up… spring has burst into life!

In 2025, we launched our first-ever Urban Tree Watch, inviting participants to document a tree in their local area as the seasons changed. Here's what we learned.

After 33 years of greening towns and cities, we celebrated a key milestone for the charity: we planted our 2 millionth tree!

On March 6th, we held a community tree planting event in Hartlepool, where dozens of residents came together to help tackle the town's low tree canopy cover!

Urban trees are incredibly beneficial to wildlife, providing long-term habitats and food sources for various species. Here are five trees we plant that support UK wildlife!

Since our inception in 1993, we've planted 2 million trees across urban areas, ensuring that all our trees planted have been established well and cared for. Here's how!

Out in our green spaces, the first signs of spring are starting to appear. Even on the busiest of streets, hanging off the trees, you can spot catkins swaying with the wind!

Trees should be a part of everyday life in our towns and cities, no matter a person’s postcode. We measure this by the 3-30-300 rule!

Supporting around 1,600 species, the Scots Pine is an evergreen beauty that plays a vital role in Scottish heritage and culture. Read on to learn more about the wintry conifer.

Whilst many may think that hedgehogs reside in quiet, rural woodlands, they are popular in towns and cities and are very reliant on urban trees and greenery!

Matt, a former Trees for Cities trainee, shares where his career has taken him since his traineeship, and how one spark led to a decade of meaningful work in the green sector.