Trees are important for many reasons – they support wildlife, slow water, capture and store carbon, filter and cool air, and contribute to our collective culture and memories, health and wellbeing.   We are supporting communities with their plans for planting and caring for trees locally so that they can help ensure that our trees – old and new – are managed to benefit wildlife, climate and communities.

The following links provide a useful bank of information:

Funding: 

• Free Trees for Communities and Schools – Woodland Trust
• Free Trees for Communities and Schools – The Conservation Volunteers
• Community Tree Planting Grants – International Tree Foundation

More resources for schools:

• The Tree Council – Young Tree Champions

Advice on planting and maintenance:

• How to plant trees – Woodland Trust
• Tree & hedge planting guide – Tree Council
• Guidance hub – Tree Council

Tree protection:

• Tree guard research – Woodland Trust

Community orchards:

• Community orchards – People’s Trust for Endangered Species
• The Orchard Project
• Bridport Community Orchard
• Charlton Down Community Orchard

Ancient and veteran trees:

• Ancient Tree Forum
• Ancient Tree Inventory

Hedgerows:

• Hedgelink
• The Great Big Dorset Hedge

… here: Dorset Community Tree Project