Many of Brighton's mature trees were destroyed in the hurricane that hit the south coast of England in 1987.  While a number of new trees were planted in the immediate aftermath of the hurricane, more are still needed to ensure that local people and wildlife can benefit from healthy, sustainable urban woodland with trees of varied ages.

Following our first Brighton planting at Carlton Hill School in 2008, we have gone on to develop a partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council.  The partnership was officially launched with a planting of 860 whips at a site in Woodingdean in February 2009.  This planting brings the total number of trees planted by Trees for Cities in Brighton to over 1000.

We are looking forward to developing our work in Brighton in future years and involving many more local people in tree planting activities.

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