# Trees for Cities

> UK charity planting and caring for urban trees with communities and schools

Source: https://treerm.org/org/trees-for-cities · Updated 2026-11-07 · Data license: CC BY 4.0 (https://treerm.org/about#license)

## Facts

- Type: Nonprofit
- Scope: National
- Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
- Founded: 1993
- Website: https://www.treesforcities.org
- Volunteer sign-up: https://www.treesforcities.org/get-involved/volunteer
- Donate: https://www.treesforcities.org/get-involved/donate
- Events calendar: https://www.treesforcities.org/get-involved/volunteer
- Countries where they plant: United Kingdom
- Activity types: Urban forestry (primary), Tree care & maintenance, Education & advocacy, Food forests & orchards
- Trees on record: 2,012,065 (larger of latest cumulative figure and sum of annual figures; trees planted or distributed)

## About

Trees for Cities was founded in London in 1993 as the Trees for Life Foundation, renamed Trees for London in 1995 and Trees for Cities in 2003. Based at Prince Consort Lodge in Kennington Park, it plants urban trees and woodland with volunteers, transforms school playgrounds into green spaces, runs an urban tree-equity programme, and has worked in towns and cities across the UK; it planted its millionth tree in 2018 and passed two million in 2025-26.

## Programs

- **School grounds and playground programmes** — Education & advocacy: Transforms school grounds and playgrounds with trees and green space and runs pupil engagement programmes; 7 school grounds transformed and 15,608 pupils supported in 2025-26. https://www.treesforcities.org/annual-report-2025-26

## Metrics

| Metric | Year | Value | Cumulative | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|---|---|---|
| Trees planted | 2026 | 58,021 | no (that year) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.treesforcities.org/annual-report-2025-26) Annual report 2025-26: 'We planted 58,021 trees in 19 UK towns and cities' |
| Trees planted | 2026 | 2,012,065 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.treesforcities.org/annual-report-2025-26) '2,012,065 trees planted since Trees for Cities began' (1993) |
| Volunteers engaged | 2026 | 140,000 | yes (to date) | organization-wide | Self-reported | [source](https://www.treesforcities.org/about-us) About page: 'over 140,000' volunteers engaged since 1993 |

Confidence: self-reported is the organization's own published figure; independently verified means a third party confirmed it; estimated means TreeRM derived it and the note says how.

## Upcoming events

- 2026-11-28 — Walton Green Community Planting Day (Volunteer planting), Croydon — register: https://www.treesforcities.org/walton-green-planting-26-27 — https://treerm.org/events/trees-for-cities/walton-green-community-planting-day-2026-11-28.md
- 2027-02-17 — Burbank Estate Community Tree Planting Day (day 1) (Volunteer planting), Hartlepool — register: https://www.treesforcities.org/burbank-estate-tree-planting — https://treerm.org/events/trees-for-cities/burbank-estate-community-tree-planting-day-day-1-2027-02-17.md
- 2027-02-18 — Burbank Estate Community Tree Planting Day (day 2) (Volunteer planting), Hartlepool — register: https://www.treesforcities.org/burbank-estate-tree-planting — https://treerm.org/events/trees-for-cities/burbank-estate-community-tree-planting-day-day-2-2027-02-18.md
- 2027-02-27 — Central Estate Community Tree Planting Day (Volunteer planting), Hartlepool — register: https://www.treesforcities.org/central-estate-tree-planting — https://treerm.org/events/trees-for-cities/central-estate-community-tree-planting-day-2027-02-27.md

## Links

- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treesforcities/
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treesforcities/
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trees-for-cities/
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCux02ye8EkXhF4IKdZO9ggg

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