Stories
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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Why Watering Young Trees Matters
27 May 2026
With temperatures on the rise, watering young trees during the summer months has never been so important.
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Planting Trees Is Easy, Helping Them Survive Is Getting Harder
19 May 2026
Trees for Cities CEO, Kate Sheldon, reflects on 33 years of planting urban trees, and why helping them survive is getting harder.
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The benefits of trees for mental health and wellbeing
13 May 2026
Spending time around thriving trees and nature can have a truly meaningful impact on our wellbeing.
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Forging a Career in the Green Sector
29 April 2026
By nurturing early-career talent, we’re building a network of passionate individuals ready to champion tree equity and create greener, healthier cities for all.
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26 UK Towns and Cities Named Tree Cities of the World for 2025
10 April 2026
26 urban areas in the UK have been awarded Tree City of the World status for 2025.
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Reflecting On A Season of Urban Tree Planting
1 April 2026
We've wrapped up yet another wonderful planting season in 2025/26 — another year of planting trees and engaging with volunteers across the country!
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Best places to see urban blossom in the UK
30 March 2026
Looking to enjoy cherry blossom this spring? Check out our ever-growing UK-wide guide on where to see urban blooms.
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Tree Leaves to Spot This Spring
26 March 2026
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.
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Trees in Spring
24 March 2026
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!
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Urban Tree Watch: Capturing trees through the seasons
16 March 2026
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.
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Celebrating 2 MILLION urban trees
12 March 2026
After 33 years of greening towns and cities, we celebrated a key milestone for the charity: we planted our 2 millionth tree!
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Community-powered action in Hartlepool
10 March 2026
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!