Talking
trees
We caught up with urban forestry expert Cecil Konijnendijk to discuss tree equity, urban forests and the future of greener towns and cities.
Read the story about Talking trees
For over 30 years, Trees for Cities has brought people together to plant and care for trees in towns and cities across the UK. Alongside local communities, partners and supporters, we’ve planted over 2 million trees where they’re needed most.
Together, we're building a national Movement for Urban Trees and Tree Equity so that everyone benefits from the transformative power of trees, no matter where they live.
Our impact
2012065
That's how many trees we've planted to date
58021
trees were planted this year
25310
people engaged this year
15608
pupils engaged in our school programmes this year
19
UK town and cities worked in this year
7
school playgrounds transformed this year
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