Stories
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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London Tree Ring: Connecting Woodland and People
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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Intreeducing: Holly the magician
Read on to discover how the holly tree bridges the gap between pagan rituals and modern celebrations, and provides a lifeline for wildlife during our coldest months.
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National Tree Week 2024 Wrapped
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
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
Our Planting Healthy Air project in Surrey is featured in the Bupa Foundation's latest documentary highlighting global climate action.
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Volunteer Stories: The ‘turn up’ twins Kris & Kate
Regular faces at our planting events, twins Kate and Kris have been volunteering with us for many years - what makes them keep coming back?
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Tree for Cities is bringing the National Forest to Cardiff schools
Six Cardiff primary schools will be getting new Tiny Forests, bringing the Welsh National Forest to their playgrounds.
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Volunteer stories: Ana's first time tree planting
Our volunteer, Ana Barros, shares her experience planting a tree for the first time at our community planting event in Mile End Park last season.
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Volunteer Stories: Veteran Tree Planter Dave
Volunteer Supervisor, Dave, has been planting with us for 24 years and tells us what it means to him to be able to visit the thriving woodlands he helped create.
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Our impact from last planting season
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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A story of unexpected and incredible support from ian chan fans
What does a Hong Kong pop music sensation and a UK tree planting charity have in common? They’re both supported by the amazing work of the Ian Chan International Fan Club!
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Trees in our cities: 10 reasons we need to plant more
Discover the power of urban trees that bring a raft of benefits to the 84% of us who live in cities, ranging from cleaning our air to supporting biodiversity.