Trees for Climate Impact Report: Year 4, 2023-24
England’s Community Forests are the leading woodland creation force in the country Founded over 30 years ago and working where we’re needed most, the Community Forest movement has given rise to the largest environmental transformation in England.
Through expertise, innovation, and a long-term commitment to the regions in which we work, we are ensuring that trees and woodlands are at the very heart of communities up and down the country, bringing countless benefits to both people and planet.
In Year 4 alone (2023-2024),
Trees for Climate has delivered:
• 1,986 hectares of woodland creation
• 2,424,697 trees planted
• 621 individual sites and projects
• 130,249m of hedgerows
• 17,597 people engaged in tree planting activity
• 60% of woodlands planted in Year 4 have full or partial public access
• 7% of Year 4 schemes are within the most deprived areas of the country
• More than 34% of all new government-funded tree planting in England was carried out through Trees for Climate in Year 4.