Funding Information

• Grants of between £10,000 and £40,000 for trees and supporting capital items are available per application.

Eligible Expenses

• Project type: Including (but not limited to) hedgerows, orchards, agroforestry, riparian, Miyawaki plantings and standard trees (including urban street trees or in hedgerows)
• Trees: Bare root or cell-grown, UK-sourced and grown, native and non-native trees of an appropriate size for your project. They fund whips, feathers, maidens and standards (up to 10 -12cm girth). Trees must comply with bio-secure tree sourcing requirements (see sourcing your trees)
• Establishment aids: Sustainable tree guards, ties e.g. rubber or hessian, stakes, organic mulch/biodegradable mulch mats and soil amendments (e.g. biochar)

Ineligible Expenses

• Large container stock except in certain circumstances (e.g. urban standards) where selected species are not available bare rooted
• Imported stock, except when unavoidable
• Single species planting, unless in an appropriate setting and with a valid reason
• Fruit trees on dwarfing rootstock

Geographical Focus

• Projects must be in England only.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be considered for a grant a project must first meet all of the following core eligibility criteria.
• Each project must:
  • be in England
  • be not for profit
  • comply with biosecure tree sourcing requirements
  • be delivered by 2 March 2026
• Each applicant must:
  • ensure that public liability insurance is in place for each planting event
  • obtain written permission to plant on each site(s)
• You can apply:
  • if you are a local authority based in England (county council, unitary authority, metropolitan or London borough, combined authority, district, borough or city council)
  • if you are you a registered charity planning to undertake this project in England (with a turnover of more than £100,000)

Selection Criteria

• Applicants should demonstrate how their project will align with these key criteria:
  • Clear community benefit and involvement, such as volunteering, education, or wellbeing initiatives
  • Improvements in biodiversity at the planting site(s) with the enhancement or creation of green spaces
  • Clear understanding of site suitability for tree planting, based on site considerations
  • Thoughtful tree selection following “right tree, right place” principles.

For more information, visit The Tree Council.