Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund

The Tree Council and Network Rail are once again working in partnership to deliver a programme of community tree planting for the 2023/24 tree planting season.

Together, we have already planted more than 300,000 trees in 108 communities across the UK. For the 2023/24 tree planting season we will award funding for projects in three bands:

• Main Grants - Projects between £2,500 and £5,000
• Large Grants - Projects between £5,000 and £15,000
• Flagship Grants - Projects over £15,000

Flagship Grants will be awarded in limited numbers to those projects that deliver a significant impact across our programme priorities. If you are interested in applying to this fund, please email grants@treecouncil.org.uk to find out more.

• Network Rail Fund Application Guidance 2023
• Project Budget Sheet Template
• Example Project Budget: Ramshill Residents Association
• Monitoring, Survey and Communications Plan Template
• Pre-planting Site Assessment Check Sheet Template
• Tree Establishment and Aftercare Plan Template

• Pre-planting site assessment
• Site preparation
• The trees we fund
• Tree protection guidance