News
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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Our 2024-25 Planting Impact
20 October 2025
In the 2024-25 planting season, we worked in more urban areas across the UK than ever before! Find out more about how we're making a difference.
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Hartlepool project to address town-wide low tree cover
1 April 2025
Tree Equity for Hartlepool will help combat the town's low canopy cover which is well below the national average.
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27 New UK Tree Cities of the World
4 March 2025
A record number of UK towns and cities have been awarded Tree Cities of the World status for their leading work in urban forestry.
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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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National Tree Week 2024 Wrapped
11 December 2024
Planting trees and connecting people to nature - what a perfect way to celebrate National Tree Week!
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Youth voices Inspire Climate Action in first Glasgow poetry slam
4 December 2024
Young poets from five Glasgow primary schools took the stage at Òran Mór in Glasgow to celebrate connection to nature through poetry.
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New Bupa Documentary Stars our Planting Healthy Air Project
2 December 2024
Our Planting Healthy Air project in Surrey is featured in the Bupa Foundation's latest documentary highlighting global climate action.
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Tree for Cities is bringing the National Forest to Cardiff schools
4 November 2024
Six Cardiff primary schools will be getting new Tiny Forests, bringing the Welsh National Forest to their playgrounds.
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Our impact from last planting season
1 October 2024
The latest Trees for Cities planting numbers are in! We look back on what you've helped us achieve, and how we've been celebrating our 30th year anniversary.
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Trees for Cities is on The Rest Is Politics podcast
22 August 2024
Alastair Campbell gives our latest Urban Heat campaign a shout-out on The Rest Is Politics podcast and Rory Stewart shares a vision for London’s Green Belt.
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New national survey shows most UK adults don't know the full cooling power of urban trees
13 August 2024
Trees are one of the best nature-based solutions to offer respite, yet the vast majority of UK adults (88%) underestimate or do not know the maximum cooling effect of urban trees.