Our Director of Trees, Science & Research, Jon Stokes has been with us for 30 years this week. We asked him to reflect on his three decades, and what lies ahead for trees. What are your first memories of starting at The Tree Council, 30 years ago? It was a completely different world then. The…
To celebrate the paperback issue of his beautiful book Around The World in 80 Trees, bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori shares this special extract about some of his favourite trees that can be found in Britain. I grew up near the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London. My parents, an engineer and a speech therapist,…
Tuesday 24 March 2020 Dear Tree Wardens, I hope you and your loved ones are navigating your way safely through these difficult times. Yesterday evening, Monday 23 March, the government announced further restrictions on the general public and so we have updated guidance for all Tree Wardens. The new government rules state that all non-essential activities…
Tuesday 17th March 2020 – Update Dear Tree Wardens, We continue to adhere to and are following the current Government advice to Covid-19/coronavirus. The situation has escalated significantly since our last update on Friday. The Prime Minister has stated that everyone should now: avoid gatherings with friends and family as well as large gatherings and…
Thousands of orchards will be planted in schools around the country thanks to The Daily Mail Tree Angel campaign. The Tree Council are inviting schools, teachers and student environment groups to apply to plant an orchard through the fund. The orchards will provide fruit, absorb carbon and engage young people in the wonder of trees.…
The Tree Council has evolved its brand and developed a new website to help us achieve more for trees. Read on to find out more. What do you mean by a ‘rebrand’? A ‘rebrand’ is more than just changing colours or designs. We reflected on the organisations’ strengths, values and objectives and have crafted new…
Weeton Primary School in Preston received a grant from The Tree Council to get the entire school planting trees! Planting trees and creating young tree champs Every year, The Tree Council provides grants for schools and community groups to plant trees during National Tree Week. The grants help schools to lay down roots for a greener future,…
One of the UK’s largest public landowners has pledged £1 million as part of pilot community tree planting scheme We’re delighted that Network Rail, one of the UK’s largest public landowners, has pledged £1 million to plant trees through a pilot community scheme over the next four years. Network Rail will fund the planting of…
1,000 orchards will be planted in 1,000 schools through the fund Restaurateur and philanthropist Richard Caring has donated £100,000 to the Daily Mail Tree Angel campaign, to create a special fund which will create 1,000 orchards in 1,000 schools. The orchards will provide free fruit for students and wildlife! If you are a school teacher/head teacher and…
Millions of people around the country became tree champions in 2019’s National Tree Week, laying down roots for a tree-filled future. Inspired by the growing recognition of the immeasurable value of trees, it was quite possibly the biggest and best National Tree Week since Plant a Tree in 1973 inspired the annual celebration! Here are…