Many of England's ancient woodlands, forests, trees and hedgerows have been destroyed over the past few hundred years. Just 10% of England is covered in woodland, compared to an EU average of 38%. Even including other trees like street trees and lone trees, English tree cover is still only 12.8%.
While many communities are fighting to protect and expand our woodland, we recognise that it's hard to find land for more trees if you're not armed with data and a proper plan.
Friends of the Earth has teamed up with mapping experts Terra Sulis to identify existing tree cover and draw up an "opportunity map" of areas in England that may be suitable for creating woodlands.
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