There has never been a better time to start planting trees. We’re inviting you to take part in a big tree planting event between Friday 25th March and Sunday 27th March 2011.
Why trees? Why now?
- The UK has fewer trees and woods than almost any other country in Europe.
- They provide homes for wildlife, great places to play, improve our health, in fact trees make where we live much, much better.
- To make the world function we need more trees.
- And what better way to celebrate the start of spring.
It’s time to treegenerate
You can join in
Here’s a few ideas to get you started now:
- Ask your teacher/youth group leader to register for a free pack of trees for spring
- Ask your teacher to register for a Seeds to Trees kit for spring
- Plant trees in your community, free trees available
- The trees/kits will arrive a couple of weeks before the celebratory tree planting weekend
- Download a free activity pack for kids bursting with tree-themed activities
Please visit this webpage again
We’ll be adding more great ideas for how you can take part
Our world record
At Tree O’clock in 2009 we planted 70,000 trees in 60 minutes as part of world record attempt
Hainault Forest in London and the Trust's largest site in England, Heartwood Forest were the scene of a world record attempt as part of the BBC's "Tree O'Clock" campaign on Saturday December 5th.
The teams were attempting to break the record for the most trees planted in one hour by 100 volunteers - 18,124 trees, the record previously held by the Forestry Commission in Scotland.
Both teams smashed the previous record, with 20,312 trees planted at Hainault Forest and 20,326 trees planted at Heartwood Forest. So a big well done to all teams that took part.
Watch our video of the day's events
Find out more about the teams that took part.
We also had a number of other planting sites and as part of Tree O’Clock the Woodland Trust will have planted over 70,000 trees across the UK, enough trees to cover 55 football pitches.
This figure combined with all the hundreds of thousands of other trees planted by individuals at many sites and in back gardens, will go on having lasting benefits for native wildlife, for people and our environment for generations to come.