We are excited to share that a new Tree Warden Network has launched in Torbay, Devon. Trees are going to be vital as we work together to tackle the climate crisis. From carbon storage to improved air quality, reduced flood risks to reconnection with nature, taking care of our trees can offer huge benefits. In…
We’re delighted to announce that a brand new Tree Warden Network has launched in the Brecon Beacons! Originally planned for early 2020, the group had to put their launch plans on hold when Covid-19 restrictions made it impossible to go ahead. Now, the group has been able to mark their beginnings by planting the aptly-named…
When Liz Ramsay, a Tree Warden in Nutfield, first hatched a plan to create a new community woodland she couldn’t have imagined the many challenges the pandemic would present for tree planting. But she didn’t let that stop her! Inspired by her involved in planting the existing Millenium Wood nearby, Liz asked the Nutfield Parish…
National Hedgerow Week may be over for this year, but there’s still plenty of ways to take action for your local hedgerows The inaugural National Hedgerow Week sparked a UK-wide conversation about (and with!) these quietly remarkable features of our urban and rural landscapes. People, communities and businesses got involved in National Hedgerow Week in…
PRESS RELEASE: Inaugural National Hedgerow Week launches to give these unsung heroes of nature the recognition they deserve for their immense contribution to fighting climate change and biodiversity loss Hedges are brilliant at capturing carbon UK’s largest priority habitat 50% lost since WWII The Tree Council and partners are calling on the nation and the…
Geraldine Creaven, Administration Officer for The Tree Council, shares just some of the wonderful projects Tree Wardens have helped deliver through our Branching Out tree planting grants programme
This month, we bid farewell to Harriet Rix, Science & Research Project Manager, and Holly Chetan-Welsh, Head of Communications & Partnerships, who are both striking out on exciting new projects. Harriet and Holly have been invaluable to The Tree Council and The Tree Warden Scheme, bringing so much passion, wit and dedication to their work.…
Lewis Morrison, Head of Tree Planting Projects, shares some of the community projects we have supported with Network Rail to plant trees for natural flood management
Gemma Woodfall, Trees Outside Woodlands Project Lead at The Tree Council, updates us on the development of innovative trials testing some of the biggest issues facing the successful establishment of trees outside woodlands.
Lewis Morrison, Head of Major Tree Planting Programmes at The Tree Council, updates on the 40,000 trees that have been planted so far alongside communities thanks to funding from Network Rail