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Free trees for schools and communities

We want to make sure everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So we’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities. Together, we'll get millions more trees in the ground.

Hundreds of schools across the UK have planted free trees.

Credit: Philip Formby / WTML

Community groups can apply for free tree packs too.

Credit: Judith Parry / WTML

The UK needs millions more trees to reach its 2050 carbon net-zero target. By digging in with us, you'll help bring us nearer this important goal.

We make two deliveries a year, one in March and one in November. Applications for November 2024 delivery are now closed but come back soon - applications for March 2025 delivery will open again on 2 September.

Before you apply you’ll need to:

  • Know the six digit grid reference for the land you wish to plant using OS Maps
  • Have permission from the legal landowner
  • Read through our short list of FAQs. They are packed full of important and useful information which will help your application.

It’s also a good idea to contact your local council’s tree enquiries team before you apply, as they may have important guidance for planting in your area.

Tree packs

Close up of red hawthorn berries on a small branch, surrounded by green leaves

Hedge

Make a natural screen or connect existing woodland to help wildlife stay on the move. You will get a variety of each species for 8 metres of full, easy to manage hedging.

For a longer length, our Wild Harvest, Year Round Colour, Wildlife, and Wild Wood packs also make great hedgerows and are available with 105 or 420 saplings.

  • Trees: 30 
  • Species: dog rose, hawthorn, hazel, crab apple, dogwood 
  • Size of land: 6-8 metres of double-row hedging

Copse

Plant a mini forest school classroom or a peaceful spot that’s an oasis for birds. You will get 10 of each species for a small, tranquil copse.

  • Trees: 30 
  • Species: silver birch, rowan, wild cherry 
  • Size of land: tennis court
Close up of a cluster of crab apple fruits

Wild harvest

Grow an array of fruits and nuts to produce your own jams, jellies, wines and more.

  • Trees: 105 or 420 
  • Species: hazel, blackthorn, crab apple, elder, dog rose, rowan 
  • Size of land for 105 saplings: 4x tennis courts or 20-25 metres double-row hedge
  • Size of land for 420 saplings: 1x football pitch or 85-100 metres double-row hedge
Close up of a cluster of white cherry blossom flowers

Year-round colour

Enjoy beautiful blossoms, bright berries and stunning autumn displays.

  • Trees: 105 or 420 
  • Species: hawthorn, dogwood, wild cherry, silver birch, rowan, hazel
  • Size of land for 105 saplings: 4x tennis courts or 20-25 metres double-row hedge
  • Size of land for 420 saplings: 1x football pitch or 85-100 metres double-row hedge
Close up of green oak leaves

Working wood

Fuel a log burner in 7-10 years, or channel your creativity and learn to carve or weave willow.

  • Trees: 105 or 420 
  • Species: field maple, rowan, silver birch, wild cherry, common oak, grey willow
  • Size of land for 105 saplings: 4x tennis courts
  • Size of land for 420 saplings: football pitch
Close up of a cluster of holly leaves and berries

Wild wood

These hardy native species can tolerate exposed sites and help dry up wet areas.

  • Trees: 105 or 420 
  • Species: holly, hazel, crab apple, downy birch, hawthorn, goat willow 
  • Size of land for 105 saplings: 4x tennis courts or 20-25 metres double-row hedge
  • Size of land for 420 saplings: 1x football pitch or 85-100 metres double-row hedge
Great tit perched on a horizontal branch with young green leaves

Wildlife

Establish food and shelter for wildlife and create a living legacy for future generations.

  • Trees: 105 or 420
  • Species: hawthorn, rowan, blackthorn, silver birch, hazel, common oak
  • Size of land for 105 saplings: 4x tennis courts or 20-25 metres double-row hedge
  • Size of land for 420 saplings: 1x football pitch or 85-100 metres double-row hedge
A high view of houses with trees between the rooftops

Urban trees

Easy to manage, this pack is designed for residential areas with limited communal space. If no shared space is available, applications to split between neighbouring front gardens to green up your street are considered. Tree packs for private use can be found in our shop.

  • Trees: 15 – a mix of three native species chosen to thrive in urban environments
  • Species: crab apple, rowan, hazel

Please note, species may vary from advertised. 

All the trees we supply are sourced and grown in the UK and Ireland.

See the difference our tree packs have made

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Tree Tools for Schools

Our fantastic online resource has everything you need to plan, plant and care for your tree pack.

The activities include a planning tool, planting advice and interactive activities, and they're useful for community groups as well as schools.

And when you plant your tree pack your school will earn two points on our Green Tree Schools Award. (You can continue to apply for trees each season, but you will only receive points for this activity once).

Our free tree packs have been generously funded by lead partners Sainsbury's, Lloyds Bank, OVO, Bank of Scotland and Sofology.