The Tree Council

The Tree Council was founded nearly 50 years ago as the charity focused on trees growing outside the major forests and woodlands the trees in your street, your local park or school playground, in orchards and hedgerows and pastures around the UK. Our work includes: - Support for a network of more than 5,000 volunteer Tree Wardens who help plant and conserve trees in communities around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - Science and social research in partnership with Defra, Forest Research, Fera and others - An important relationship with Network Rail as their critical friend and adviser on vegetation management along 20,000 miles of railway corridors - An annual community programme, which connects people with trees and the natural world - Partnerships with our 120 Member organisations; key relations such as the Woodland Trust, Trees for Cities and Learning through Landscapes; academic partners such as Newcastle and Strathclyde Universities; and generous supporters in...