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The Tree Council: Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund
Created: 18/06/2025
News/Events Category: Funding and Finance
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The Tree Council and Network Rail are once again working in partnership to support a new season of community tree planting. They invite applications for funding to support impactful community tree planting projects.
Priorities are:
- Clear community benefit and involvement, such as volunteering, education, or wellbeing initiatives
- Improvements in biodiversity at the planting site
- Clear understanding of site suitability for tree planting, based on site-specific considerations
- Thoughtful tree selection following “right tree, right place” principles, supported by a detailed planting plan
- Use of UK-sourced and grown trees, preferably native species from local or community nurseries and/or those that are Plant Healthy certified
- Comprehensive establishment and aftercare plan, including a commitment to maintain the trees and site for a minimum of three years
- Willingness to provide content for external communications purposes
- Commitment to participate in monitoring and evaluation activities post planting
All projects to be completed by 01 March 2026.
Who can apply?
Local authorities, charities, non-governmental organisations, community groups, educational institutions, and individual landowners.
Each project must:
- Be in England, Scotland or Wales
- Be not for profit
- Plant in publicly accessible, publicly visible, or in community-used spaces to ensure broad benefit
How to apply
Apply via online form on the Tree Council website.
The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Thursday 31 July 2025.
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