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England's Community Forests

Trees for Climate Impact Report Year 6 (2025-26)

England's Community Forests' Trees for Climate Impact Report for Year 6 (2025-26) shows the programme's progress: over 2.5 million trees planted across 2,325 hectares of new woodland this year, taking the programme past 10 million trees, with most new woodlands offering public access and tens of thousands of people engaged in tree planting.

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England's Community Forests is a partnership network delivering the Trees for Climate programme, working with communities, landowners and partners including the National Trust, Woodland Trust and Community Forest Trust to plant and manage woodland across England.

Key Metrics

Trees planted Over 2.5 million trees planted in Year 6 (2025-26) across 2,325 hectares of new woodland
Programme total Over 10 million trees planted since the Trees for Climate programme began
Public access Most new woodlands planted have full or partial public access and could welcome millions of annual visitors once established
People engaged Tens of thousands of people engaged in tree planting, from farmers to school children
Green jobs Green jobs created and supported, including in the wider tree supply chain and green-skills training

Key Outcomes

  • Over 2.5 million trees were planted across 2,325 hectares of new woodland in 2025-26, taking the programme past 10 million trees in total.
  • Most new woodlands offer full or partial public access, creating space for millions of future annual visitors and improving health and wellbeing in communities.
  • Tens of thousands of local people, from farmers to school children, were engaged in tree planting and green-skills opportunities.

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England

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