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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1873511
That's how many trees we've planted to date
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116772
trees were planted this year
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9522
people planted, protected and promoted urban trees
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26736
pupils engaged in our school programmes this year
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42
urban areas across the UK were planted in
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35
new school projects have been built in the last year
Latest stories
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Recognition for outstanding services to community
18 December 2024
Trees for Cities has been recognised for our outstanding services to community at the Mercy4Mankind Awards Reception 2024.
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London Tree Ring: Connecting Woodland and People
17 December 2024
This planting season, we've been contributing towards the London Tree Ring, a vision for driving the creation of more woodland around our capital.
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Intreeducing: Holly the magician
16 December 2024
Read on to discover how the holly tree bridges the gap between pagan rituals and modern celebrations, and provides a lifeline for wildlife during our coldest months.