News
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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National Tree Week 2019
3 December 2019
National Tree Week 2019 saw us plant over 29,000 trees with 1000 volunteers across the country! Together, we made cities greener, happier and healthier.
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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!
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How London’s Second Most Polluted Primary School is going from Grey to Green
19 June 2019
On 14th June, we celebrated the launch of St Paul’s CE Primary School’s “Grey Goes Green” Woodland - the first Planting Healthy Air in Schools project by Trees for Cities.
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Check out what we did this planting season
13 June 2019
Our planting season was bigger and better than ever before. We even hit one of our biggest milestones yet: planting one million trees in cities! 💪
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A million trees planted. What next?
27 March 2019
On 20th March 2019, we planted our millionth tree. This of course is a huge achievement, but it reminds us that there is much more to do.
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The Lost Words campaign has lift off!
17 March 2019
Earlier this month we kicked off our London-wide Lost Words campaign, where we'll be delivering copies of the nature spell book to every primary school in the capital*.
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Exciting developments for Edible Playgrounds
15 February 2019
We're looking back at a fruitful time for our Edible Playgrounds programme, and what exciting things lay ahead - all across the UK!
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Who won our green fingered film competition?
29 January 2019
Our Grow On, Film It competition has come to a close for a second year and we’ve had so much fun watching the different entries.
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On Sheffield City Council’s new approach to managing the city’s street trees
17 December 2018
Trees for Cities' and Woodland Trust's statement on Sheffield City Council’s new approach to managing the city’s street trees.
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London’s largest ever planting event
5 December 2018
On 1-2 December, the Mayor of London and Trees for Cities brought hundreds of Londoners together to plant thousands of trees, making the capital greener, healthier and wilder.
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Help us plant 25,000 trees in London!
9 October 2018
Roll up your sleeves and get involved in London’s biggest ever tree planting weekend.
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The Lost Words: A Spell-Book
3 October 2018
Support our crowdfunder project to bring The Lost Words to every London state primary school.