by Holly Chapman | Oct 12, 2026 | News, Trees and woodland
The winner of the UK Tree of the Year 2026 is the Bendy Tree, a wynch elm on Newcastle’s sea front in County Down, Northern Ireland. “This year’s national contest celebrated trees that have gone the extra mile, surviving an array of challenges and still... 
by Holly Chapman | Oct 12, 2026 | News, Trees and woodland, Urban forestry
New research from the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Frank P Matthews has revealed the ability of garden trees to deliver a broad suite of benefits under the UK’s changing climate. A total of 19 trees were chosen by gardeners for their aesthetics, which were... 
by Holly Chapman | Oct 12, 2026 | News, Trees and woodland
The environment secretary, Dame Angela Eagle, announces local communities will receive £79m to restore nature and adapt to climate change. She also announced that £53m will be invested between April 2027 and March 2030 to plant up to 500,000 new trees outside... 
by Holly Chapman | Oct 12, 2026 | News, Trees and woodland
More than 800,000 new trees have been planted across Surrey over the last five years. Between 2021 and 2026, the council had a target of planting 600,000 trees. In that space of the time, the council instead reports planting around 885,000 trees instead. However,... 
by Holly Chapman | Oct 6, 2026 | News, Policy and regulation, Trees and woodland
A community forestry project is set to begin planting trees after the High Court dismissed a legal challenge against it. Almost 300 hectares of woodland will be created at Greencroft Forest Park in County Durham, making it “England’s largest new productive... 
by Holly Chapman | Oct 6, 2026 | News, Trees and woodland
The Friends of Merlin Woods group has secured an intereim injunction to stop tree felling work at a local woodland area in Galway. The community group, headed up by its founder Caroline Stanley, sought an order to prevent an ongoing project at the 33-hectare site...
