The Woodland Trust wants to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So they’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities.
They are currently taking applications for tree packs to be delivered in November 2024. Applications for November delivery are expected to close in August, or sooner depending on stock availability.
Their are many different tree packs available to suit the area in which you would like to plant them, ranging from:
- Hedge
- Copse
- Wild Harvest
- Year-round Colour
- Working Wood
- Wild Wood and more
Eligibility Criteria
If you’re applying as a school your trees should be planted on either the school grounds, land the school has arranged regular access to or in an area that is publicly accessible.
If you’re applying as a community group, the land needs to be accessible to the public. You should also make sure your local community are aware of your plans to plant and are happy for you to go ahead.
The community involvement needs to be more than just being in sight of a public footpath or an annual open day. We are unlikely to award trees which will be planted on private land such as large gardens or paddocks, unless there is genuine public access.
However, there are other options if you are not eligible for this scheme. You can buy the tree packs, or take advantage of subsidised tree packs and projects such as our schemes for landowners and farmers.
The information used to create this article has been sourced from The Woodland Trust website.