News
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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Celebrating 2 MILLION urban trees
12 March 2026
After 33 years of greening towns and cities, we celebrated a key milestone for the charity: we planted our 2 millionth tree!
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Community-powered action in Hartlepool
10 March 2026
On March 6th, we held a community tree planting event in Hartlepool, where dozens of residents came together to help tackle the town's low tree canopy cover!
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Planting trees for hope
15 December 2025
We've been planting urban trees for over 30 years, sharing their benefits with communities across the UK and inspiring feelings of hope!
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25 Years with Sir Michael Palin
1 December 2025
For over 25 years, Sir Michael Palin has been a friend and supporter of Trees for Cities - now he’s lending his voice to our BBC Radio 4 Appeal for greener communities.
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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.