
We are the only UK charity working at a national 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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Expert Tree Watering Tips
7 July 2025
Our Urban Forest team are out watering our newly planted trees to help get them through the summer months, so we asked them for their expert watering advice.
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Mini Documentary: Growing a Community in Tower Hamlets Estate
3 July 2025
We headed over to East London with TV Presenter Qasa Alom to visit a project we helped transform over a decade ago to see what the space looked like now.
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Staff Stories: Bolaji's Traineeship Journey
16 June 2025
Forestry Roots trainee, Bolaji Lemboye, shares her experience working as an Urban Forest Trainee at Trees For Cities.