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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How to create a woodland
20 March 2025
What goes into designing a brand new woodland? Volunteers Charlene and Kelsey wondered exactly this, so we invited them to interview our Urban Forest experts.
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Interview with Urban Forest Director Suzanne
7 March 2025
To mark International Women’s Day, Suzanne Simmons, Urban Forest Director at Trees for Cities, shares how far the forestry sector has come, but why there is more work to be done.
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Interview with Youth Programme Manager Megan
7 March 2025
In honour of International Women’s Day, HortWeek speaks to our Youth Programme Manager, Megan Akerman, on how we're engaging young people with the urban forestry sector.