Community Tree Nursery Collaborative

Now hosted by The Tree Council, the Community Tree Nursery Collaborative is a peer-to-peer learning network dedicated to sharing good practice, fostering collaboration, and supporting the growth of community tree nurseries nationwide. Originally founded to inspire sector development, the CTNC brings together nursery members to exchange knowledge, host events, and build a resilient community of tree growers.

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If you have questions or want to get involved, contact us at ctnc@treecouncil.org.uk.

What are our goals?

  • Create a peer-to-peer learning network to enable community tree nurseries to share good practice and consider common issues, challenges and opportunities
  • Nurture the successful growth of new and emerging community tree nurseries.

What to expect

Access to resources, guides, and best practice
Invitations to webinars, workshops, and site visits
Opportunities for networking and peer support
Updates on sector news and initiatives.

Events

Head over to YouTube below to watch previous events, from growing fruit trees to biosecurity, there is plenty to catch up on.

Current CTNC members

If your Community Tree Nursery is listed here and you would like to update some details please contact ctnc@treecouncil.org.uk.

2 Fields – A Community Supported Farm

Abbots Leigh Trees

Arboria (A Common Ground Cooperative)

Battle for Trees

Bolghen Tree Nursery

Bolsover Woodlands Enterprise Ltd

Bosavern Community Farm

Broadford Community Tree Nursery

Children’s Forest Tree Nursery

Chiltern Rangers CIC

Claver Hill Tree Nursery and Coppice

Coed Y Tor Trees

Cornwood and Lutton Tree Nursery

Dare Valley Community Woodland

Dibbinsdale CTN / Wirral Tree Wardens

Edibleculture

Ellesmere Trees

Emmaus Cornwall Tree Nursery

Essex Forest Initiative

Fferm Goedwig Gymunedol Dyffryn Tanat Valley Community Woodland Farm CIC

Forest Canopy Design

Foxley Wood Tree Nursery

Friends of South Park, Bootle

Future Forests Project

Gressenhall Community Tree Nursery

Growing Connections pilot community tree nursery

Growing Well Treebay Nursery

Harborough Woodland

Hayfield Community Tree Nursery

Horsemans Hill Farm

Kehelland Community Tree Nursery

Kids Plant Trees Nursery

Ketton Green Spaces Group

Lake Vyrnwy Community Tree Nursery

Letting Grow

Llyn Parc Mawr

Living Woods CIC

Lomond Nursery

Macclesfield Community Tree Nursery

Massingham Community Tree Nursery

Meithinfra Coed Cymunedol Gwaith Powdwr Community Tree Nursery

Meeth Quarry – Devon Wildlife Trust

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Moor Trees

More Trees BANES

Mull Community Native Tree Nursery

North Pennines AONB Partnership

Orkney Tree Nursery

PSDCF Community Tree Nursery

Purbeck Community Tree Nursery CIC

Revoe Community Tree Nursery

Ribble Rivers Trust

Rooted Chippenham Community Tree Nursery

Rooting4Change

Salhouse Community Tree Nursery

Sandwich Community Tree Nursery

Scolton Manor Tree Nursery

Sherwood Forest Trust

Sirhowy Hill Woodlands CIC Tree Nursery

Special Branch Tree Nursery

Stump Up For Trees Community Nursery

The Conservation Volunteers Essex

The Friends of Cozenton Park Community Tree Nursery

The Gaia Trust

The Rewilding Community CIC

The Sherwood Seed Bank

The Steel Valley Project

Transition Town Dorchester

Treelink Stirling

Tree Musketeers

Troserch Woodland Society

Tulgey Woods Sanctuary CIC

We Together CIC

WeSEE Trees C.T.N

Wild Holm Grown

Woodland Skills Centre

Yr oriel Fyw

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