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Coronavirus – The Tree Council’s response to the latest lockdown measures

Tree WardensJanuary 5, 2021

Last updated: 05/01/2020

Planting a new community woodland in a pandemic

Tree WardensMarch 30, 2021

Liz Ramsay, a Tree Warden in Nutfield, Surrey, tells us how she and her follow Tree Wardens found ways to…

ForceForNature Orchards For Schools Programme

Tree wardens inspire the next generation to be a #ForceForNature through our schools programme

Tree WardensMarch 30, 2021

Juliette Colaço, National Schools Programmes Officer, updates Tree Wardens on our national schools work This month, Team Tree Council welcomed…

Championing our historic urban and rural hedgerows – how Tree Wardens can help

Tree WardensMarch 30, 2021

Find out how to get involved with our Close the Gap hedgerows project At The Tree Council we have always…

tree warden update

Coronavirus – The Tree Council update on Tree Wardening activities

Tree WardensMarch 12, 2021

12 March 2021 In line with the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, Tree Wardens may be able to start to…

faversham tree trail

Faversham community creates self-guided tree trail to uplift local people during lockdown

Tree WardensMarch 1, 2021

Fern Alder, Faversham Tree Warden and founding organiser for Faversham Tree Week Festival, shares how she and colleagues overcame the…

crocuses

How to spot the signs of spring in your local green spaces

Tree WardensFebruary 25, 2021

As many of us continue to go on our daily outdoor exercise we are beginning to see the early signs…

shared outcomes fund

Researching how to establish trees for the long-term – Shared Outcomes Fund

News, Science, Tree WardensFebruary 19, 2021

Gemma Woodfall, Trees Outside Woodlands Project Lead at The Tree Council, updates us on the development of innovative trials testing…

wade muggleton orchards

Cultivating a passion for orchards: thoughts from Tree Warden Wade Muggleton

Tree WardensFebruary 19, 2021

Worcestershire is one of the original Tree Warden Networks, and Wade Muggleton, Senior Greenspace Officer at the County Council, began…

30 elms planted around the country to mark 30 years of tree wardening

Tree WardensJanuary 22, 2021

30 elms to be planted to mark 30 years of tree wardening

ullswater planting

Thousands of trees planted as Network Rail’s £1million pledge takes root across the country

NewsJanuary 22, 2021

Lewis Morrison, Head of Major Tree Planting Programmes at The Tree Council, updates on the 40,000 trees that have been…

seed nurseries suffolk

Great oaks from little acorns grow, as Suffolk Tree Wardens create community tree nurseries

Tree WardensJanuary 22, 2021

Frances Jannaway, coordinator for Suffolk Tree Warden Network, shares an update on their fantastic work creating community tree nurseries

leicestershire landscape with hedgerows

The Tree Council & Partners receive grant of £1.8m from the government’s Green Recovery Challenge Fund for hedgerow project

NewsDecember 10, 2020

Close the Gap is one of the first environmental projects awarded a grant from the government’s £80 million Green Recovery…

rowan williams tree inspired baking

Create leaf decorations from chocolate & marzipan with baker Rowan Williams

NewsDecember 4, 2020

Rowan, who appeared in the Great British Bake Off 2020, celebrated National Tree Week by sharing his top tips on…

update on covid

Latest update on National Tree Week and tree planting in light of coronavirus

News, Tree WardensNovember 27, 2020

Last updated: 27/11/2020 England is due to leave lockdown on Thursday 3 December and re-enter an updated regional ‘tier’ system.…

ancient tree

Recording ancient trees – the tree treasures of one parish captured online

Tree WardensNovember 24, 2020

Nutfield Tree Wardens surveyed their veteran and ancient trees over the course of two years.

network rail hadley wood

Rail side hedgerow trials at Hadley Wood Station – an update

ScienceNovember 24, 2020

Harriet Rix, Science & Research Project Manager, provides on update on some innovative hedgerow trials we’re carrying out along the…

phoenix glade

Phoenix Glade to create moving natural memorial for Liverpool’s bereaved

News, Tree WardensNovember 24, 2020

Our community planting fund supports powerful memorial ‘Phoenix Glade’ in Liverpool

yellow autumn leaves and the sky

Update on National Tree Week in light of national lockdown measures

News, Tree WardensNovember 6, 2020

An update on National Tree Week and the latest measures to tackle coronavirus.

Bottesford friendly garden

Meet the volunteers making their local train stations greener and cleaner places

News, Tree WardensOctober 22, 2020

We spoke to Community Rail Network to hear more about how they support over 70 rail partnerships to look after…

uk tree policy update - london trees

Update on UK tree policy – and how you can be a voice for trees

News, PolicyOctober 12, 2020

Our CEO Sara Lom rounds up the latest UK tree policy.

collage of photos with text saying Tree Wardening is 30 years old

Tree Council says a tree-mendous THANK YOU to Tree Wardens on 30th anniversary

News, Tree WardensOctober 1, 2020

Watch our video thanking our inspirational Tree Wardens for 30 tree-mendous years

hedgerows

Celebrating 30 years of Tree Wardening in Tendring

News, Tree WardensSeptember 23, 2020

When Mike Wadham, volunteer coordinator for the Tendring Tree Warden network in Essex, left the East Anglia Regional Tree Warden…

shovels propped up against a field fence

Leading charities publish guidance for Covid-aware tree planting

NewsSeptember 1, 2020

A coalition of leading conservation organisations has launched Covid-safe tree planting guidance to ensure volunteers won’t miss the winter planting…

leicestershire landscape with hedgerows

Mapping for healthy hedgerows: one Tree Warden’s account

Tree WardensAugust 25, 2020

Leicestershire Tree Warden Richard Ellison shares his journey mapping his local hedgerows, inspired by a passion to see healthier hedgerows…

logo for international year of plant health

UK’s first Plant Health Week: six ways to protect trees and plants

ScienceAugust 25, 2020

ith this year being International Year of Plant Health, the government have declared 21 – 27 September Plant Health Week.…

a beaver swims through water

Why should tree lovers care about beavers? In conversation with Beaver Trust

NewsAugust 25, 2020

The Tree Council is a partner of the Beaver Trust, who are working to make beavers a recognised native mammal in…

tree wardens inspect a large tree

Tree Council offers support with organising Online Regional Tree Warden Forums

Tree WardensAugust 25, 2020

If your Tree Warden network would like to host a Regional Forum this year, The Tree Council are here to…

the wirral

Victory for Tree Wardens as they support launch of ambitious new tree strategy

News, Tree WardensAugust 25, 2020

Tree Wardens in Wirral have achieved a major victory for the borough’s trees by getting a Wirral Tree Strategy adopted…

birds eye view of derbyshire trees

Our response to the government consultation on the England Tree Strategy

News, PolicyAugust 4, 2020

The government has published a consultation seeking views to inform an upcoming England Tree Strategy.

richard pollard, national schools programme manager

Growing a national forest of tree-friendly schools

NewsJuly 17, 2020

Our new National Schools Programme Manager Richard Pollard talks about how he came to join us, and his mission to…

birds eye view of derbyshire trees

Erewash Tree Wardens using lockdown to lock in valuable tree mapping data

Tree WardensJuly 17, 2020

David Pinney, Erewash Tree Warden, tells us how he and his fellow Tree Wardens have been making use of their…

a man and a woman planting a tree

Seeds, trees and trains – meet our new Head of Major Tree Planting Programmes

NewsJuly 17, 2020

Tree planting opportunities – with thanks to Network Rail Growing up in the hazel and chestnut coppice of Kent’s North…

a woman digs into the ground with a spade to plant a tree

Tree Wardening to celebrate 30th anniversary

News, Tree WardensJuly 17, 2020

In September, The Tree Council’s national Tree Warden Scheme turns thirty! The volunteer Tree Warden Scheme started with a few…

Daily Mail Tree Guardian

Five reasons to plant trees for schools with our Branching Out Fund

NewsJuly 17, 2020

It’s been a very unusual year for schools and students, but now is a fantastic time to plan a tree…

Forest Research wins funding for collaborative research into oak tree health

News, Policy, ScienceJuly 10, 2020

Forest Research has announced that a pioneering new project to investigate the health of our British oak trees has been…

Tree Warden membership holiday for 2020

Tree WardensJune 18, 2020

The Tree Council is pleased to offer all Tree Warden member networks a one-year holiday from their membership fee throughout…

Oak Processionary Moth – an update

Science, Tree WardensJune 18, 2020

An update on the pest affecting the UK’s treasured oak trees Harriet Rix, Science & Research Project Manager, June 2020…

branching out tree planting grants

Keeping Tree Wardens safe whilst caring for trees

Tree WardensJune 18, 2020

As lockdown begins to ease slightly across the UK, we’ve been asked what this might mean for Tree Warden related…

The art of parenting – an account of growing trees from seed

News, Tree WardensJune 18, 2020

The heartwarming account of Tree Warden Nick Cooper raising a brood of tree seedlings – perhaps it might inspire you…

Tree-mendous schools raise money for The Tree Council

NewsJune 18, 2020

We were delighted to receive generous donations in March and April this year from the students of three schools around…

ash dieback guidance homeowners

UK homeowners have role to play in tackling disease killing millions of trees, new guidance says

News, ScienceJune 18, 2020

Ash dieback disease is likely to infect up to 80% of UK ash trees 18.06.20 New guidance published by The…

damsons

Discover a summer harvest with hedgerow foraging

News, Tree WardensJune 17, 2020

Discover a summer harvest with hedgerow foraging Did you know that there’s a whole host of summer fruits hidden in…

branching out tree planting grants

Apply for one of our tree planting grants

NewsMay 26, 2020

The Tree Council Branching Out Fund is now open! Thanks to the generosity of donors, we are offering tree planting…

Urban Tree Festival – Big Bear Hug Story Reading

NewsMay 16, 2020

The trees in our towns and cities do so much for our own health and wildlife. They make our life…

Appreciate trees through our Walk Where You May campaign

NewsApril 29, 2020

Every May is Walk In The Woods month – a time when people across the country get out to celebrate…

Earth Day 2019: five amazing things trees do for the planet

UncategorizedApril 22, 2020

We at The Tree Council have always known that trees, woods and forests are an essential, irreplaceable part of our…

A little girl with muddy hands

Tree Wardens planting a greener Greater London

News, Tree WardensApril 9, 2020

South London is a little greener thanks to a project between The Tree Council, Merton and Sutton Tree Warden Networks,…

The English countryside

Our response to the government environmental land management (ELMS) consultation

News, PolicyApril 9, 2020

Respond to this once-in-a-generation opportunity to enshrine better environmental stewardship into land management policy in the UK. The government have been running a…

Tree Warden Jackie Cocken and others

A tribute to Tree Warden Jackie Cocken

Tree WardensApril 3, 2020

It is with great sadness that we share the news that the wonderful long-standing Walsall Tree Warden Coordinator Jackie Cocken…

Jon Stokes and Margaret Lipscombe in 2005

Director of Trees Jon Stokes marks 30 years with The Tree Council

NewsApril 3, 2020

Our Director of Trees, Science & Research, Jon Stokes has been with us for 30 years this week. We asked…

Tree care while you #StayHome. Image: Nicolas Solerieu

Nine ways you can help trees while you #StayHome

Tips, Tree WardensMarch 26, 2020

Whilst it’s essential that everyone who is able to stays at home while we weather this coronavirus outbreak, there are…

Jonathan Drori London Plane

My favourite British trees, by author Jonathan Drori

News, ViewsMarch 26, 2020

To celebrate the paperback issue of his beautiful book Around The World in 80 Trees, bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan…

UPDATE: coronavirus message for our volunteer Tree Wardens

News, Tree WardensMarch 24, 2020

Tuesday 24 March 2020 Dear Tree Wardens, I hope you and your loved ones are navigating your way safely through…

Coronavirus Tree Wardens update

Coronavirus: a message for our volunteer Tree Wardens

News, Tree WardensMarch 17, 2020

Tuesday 17th March 2020 – Update Dear Tree Wardens, We continue to adhere to and are following the current Government…

New Tree Warden training is in development

Tree WardensMarch 10, 2020

The National Tree Warden Advisory Group met at the beginning of March to discuss a Tree Warden training scheme. This…

Bowthorpe Oak Tree Trees

Are high nitrogen levels leaving our precious oak trees vulnerable to disease?

ScienceMarch 6, 2020

Science & Research Projects Manager Harriet Rix shares some of the latest research on diseases affecting UK oak trees Acute…

Daily Mail Tree Angel Fund

Plant an orchard in your school with the Tree Angel Orchards Fund

NewsMarch 5, 2020

Thousands of orchards will be planted in schools around the country thanks to The Daily Mail Tree Angel campaign. The…

oak processionary moth

Tree health news and biosecurity action from across the sector

Science, Tree WardensFebruary 26, 2020

An update for Tree Wardens from Jon Stokes, Director of Trees, Science & Research UK tree health continues to be…

It’s not just about netting hedges – mismanagement is making our hedgerows slowly disappear completely

UncategorizedFebruary 25, 2020

Jim Jones, Visiting Scientist at the Hedgelaying In the Ontario Landscape Project at the University of Waterloo and member of…

Reading List: Our Top Tree Books

TipsFebruary 24, 2020

At The Tree Council we are often asked for our recommendations of useful tree reference books and other tree guides.…

International Year of Plant Health Logo

Tree health news – January 2020

Science, Tree WardensFebruary 17, 2020

An update from Director of Trees, Science & Research, Jon Stokes In this update we will share some of the…

The Tree Council – an evolved brand for changing times

ViewsFebruary 11, 2020

CEO Sara Lom shares the thinking behind the new Tree Council brand As a lover of history and green spaces,…

Our new brand – some frequently asked questions

NewsFebruary 11, 2020

The Tree Council has evolved its brand and developed a new website to help us achieve more for trees. Read…

Pilot Advisory Group

A year in the life of the Tree Warden Pilot Advisory Group

Tree WardensFebruary 11, 2020

The Pilot Advisory Group (PAG) brings together representatives from every region to discuss how to further develop the Tree Warden Scheme.…

Tree Council Volunteer Tree Wardens

Opinion: Don’t dampen people’s tree-planting enthusiasm

Policy, ViewsFebruary 10, 2020

Sara Lom, CEO of The Tree Council, responds to those who say planting new trees won’t help us tackle climate…

Primary school holds week of tree-riffic events

NewsFebruary 4, 2020

Weeton Primary School in Preston received a grant from The Tree Council to get the entire school planting trees! Planting…

trees in snow

8 tree care tips for young trees

TipsFebruary 3, 2020

By Jon Stokes, Director of Trees, Science and Research If you planted whips (young trees) during National Tree Week in…

2020 is Year of the Tree – but let’s make sure hedgerows don’t get left behind

Policy, ScienceJanuary 28, 2020

The national steering group for hedgerows, Hedgelink, had their first 2020 meeting last week. The Tree Council’s Trees Science and…

Urban Trees Forest Research map

Help build an Urban Tree Canopy Cover map for the UK!

Tree WardensJanuary 1, 2020

Annabel Buckland and Kieron Doick of Forest Research invite Tree Wardens to join their mission to create a map of…

Network Rail pledges £1m for trees

NewsDecember 21, 2019

One of the UK’s largest public landowners has pledged £1 million as part of pilot community tree planting scheme We’re…

Philanthropist Richard Caring pledges £100,000 to Daily Mail Tree Angel Campaign

NewsDecember 19, 2019

1,000 orchards will be planted in 1,000 schools through the fund Restaurateur and philanthropist Richard Caring has donated £100,000 to…

6 ways to support trees beyond National Tree Week

TipsDecember 11, 2019

National Tree Week was awesome – so what next? Millions of people around the country became Tree Champions in National…

National Tree Week 2019: a nation plants

NewsDecember 2, 2019

Millions of people around the country became tree champions in 2019’s National Tree Week, laying down roots for a tree-filled…

Partner blog: This National Tree Week, don’t forget our rich hedgerow habitats

News, Tree WardensNovember 23, 2019

As public attention on trees and tree planting grows, Megan Gimber from the People’s Trust for Endangered Species makes the case for…

Be a Tree Angel This Christmas!

NewsNovember 11, 2019

Daily Mail issues national call to plant more trees The Daily Mail have launched an exciting new campaign inviting readers to be…

Top 10 tips for watering trees in a drought

TipsAugust 1, 2019

During very hot weather, your local trees may need a little extra help, especially newly planted trees or those which…

UK tree sector gathers to discuss how to achieve three billion new trees target

PolicyJuly 12, 2019

The Tree Council convened a Forum for Trees yesterday, Thursday 11 July, where the public, private and charity sectors discussed how the UK can meet ambitious new tree…

Tree Council responds to Climate Change Committee report

PolicyMay 3, 2019

The Tree Council welcomes the latest report published on 2 May by the Committee on Climate Change: ‘Net Zero: The…

Ash Dieback Action Plan Cover

Tree Council launches plan to tackle ash dieback disease

News, ScienceFebruary 6, 2019

The Tree Council has developed a four-point plan to help local authorities fight ash dieback, the most significant tree disease to hit the…

Urban Hedges Reduce the Impact of Air Pollution

NewsFebruary 24, 2018

Campaigning for hedges in urban areas The Tree Council has been promoting the benefits of hedges urban and rural since…

Tree Trail

Create a #TreeTrail near you

News, TipsFebruary 1, 2018

The Tree Council has teamed up with TiCL Media to help people to enjoy trees and share their experiences as…

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