City of Trees

07/04/2026

Last week, Englands Community Forest network hit a landmark milestone: 10 million trees planted across England since the Trees for Climate programme began in 2020!

We’re proud to be one of the fifteen forests contributing to this mega achievement.

To celebrate, we did what we do best and went tree planting. We spent a few days at Hall i’th Wood in Bolton with 32 brilliant volunteers, planting 345 trees together, including a ceremonial 10 millionth.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us to mark the occasion. Every moment our Citizen Foresters spend out in the field helps us reach milestones like this🌳🏆

Read the full story of England’s Community Forests hitting 10 million trees here - https://englandscommunityforests.org.uk/10-million-trees-planted-by-communities-across-england-with-government-support/

13/03/2026

Join us for one of our final weekend volunteer days of the tree planting season!

We'll be at Kingsdown Fields, home of Roots Allotment in Abram, Wigan, and we'd love for you to come and help us plant some trees.

• Saturday 21st March from 10am
• Kingsdown Fields, Roots Allotments Site, Abram, Wigan, WN2 5QS

All tools and expertise are provided, and the event is perfect for the whole family. Whether you're a seasoned volunteer or picking up a spade for the first time, everyone is welcome.

www.cityoftrees.org.uk/event/citizen-forester-tree-planting-at-kingsdown-fields-roots-allotments-wigan/

11/03/2026

We're excited to be part of Greater Manchester Live Well Spring Festival, which started on Monday and will run until 23rd March!

More than 200 amazing community-led events are happening across all 10 boroughs, bringing the Live Well movement to life in neighbourhood spaces, parks, high streets, community venues, and online.

Here’s just a taste of what’s coming:
✨ Trails and Spring sings
✨ Gardening clubs
✨ CommuniTea gatherings
✨ Volunteer celebrations
✨ Youth film premieres
✨ Community gyms, footie and cycling
✨ Standup comedy and poetry
✨ Photography exhibitions
✨ Playboxes, playground popups and more

Plus roving public living rooms, chatty buses, the Museum of Community Futures and Participation Parties across the city region.
The festival celebrates the people, places and partnerships that support everyday life in our neighbourhoods.

The full line-up is here - www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/live-well/live-well-spring-festival/

04/03/2026

Get your vitamin D and plant a tree!

We will be out in the sunshine in Bolton tomorrow from 10am, and we'd love to have you with us.

10am to 3pm at Hill Top, Bolton, BL1 8BQ
We will meet on Vicarage Lane at the south entrance to the park.

Find all of the details and book a spot here - www.cityoftrees.org.uk/event/citizen-forester-tree-planting-hill-top-bolton/

02/03/2026

Spring is here🌸🌱🌷🌼🌳

And to celebrate we have a stacked calendar with plenty of opportunities for you to join us.

March is your last chance to plant trees with us this season. But no need to panic, we also have loads of other woodland management days to choose from. These sessions are a fab opportunity to spend a day out in nature and learn more about the woodlands, picking up some green skills along the way.

Visit our website to book a spot - www.cityoftrees.org.uk/events/ 🌱

24/02/2026

What have we been up to in the Medlock Valley? 🔎🐛🐜🐞🦗🦟🦋

Over the last 18 months, we’ve been working with Groundwork Greater Manchester, TCV Manchester, Canal & River Trust, Mersey Rivers Trust, and local councils to restore habitats across the Medlock Valley.

This is all with the hope of halting the decline of important species such as bats, water voles, willow t**s, great crested newts, and waxcap fungi.

With the help of 387 volunteers, we’ve been caring for woodlands across the valley. Together, our volunteers have dedicated close to 2,000 hours to managing green spaces right on their doorsteps.

Our volunteers have had the chance to develop an array of green skills, and we've seen people not only grow a stronger connection to nature but also to each other. It’s been a great reminder that nature recovery in urban areas is just as much about people as it is about biodiversity.

We’ll be sharing more on our socials over the coming week, so make sure you are following along.

📖 You can read the full story on our website -www.cityoftrees.org.uk/restoring-the-medlock-valley/

Feeling inspired to join us? Visit our events page to find volunteering opportunities near you - www.cityoftrees.org.uk/events

This project is supported by the Species Survival Fund.

17/02/2026

11/02/2026

Things we love to see 🤩

Our team were out on site visits in Bolton last week, revisiting some of our 2021 planting - and look what we found.

A huge, beautiful birch and elder that’s absolutely thriving!

Swipe to see our before picture 👉🏽

27/01/2026

We’re hiring an Internal Accountant 🌱

City of Trees is looking for an experienced charity accountant to strengthen our internal finance function and provide insight to our senior team and trustees.

This newly created role will lead on management accounting and reporting - from monthly accounts and restricted fund analysis to budgets, monitoring and strong financial controls.

🕒 Part-time (3 days a week)
📄 Permanent
💷 £45,620 pro rata
⏰ Apply by Tuesday, 3rd February at 12pm

For the full job description and to learn more about the application process, please visit our website - www.cityoftrees.org.uk/join-our-team/

Any questions, please just get in touch.

20/01/2026

Some smiling faces from Stretford Meadows!

A big thank you to our volunteers for your work in the woods today, including Bill and Madara🌞

20/01/2026

What a fabulous day we had at Eatock Primary, planting some of the first trees of the season at the end of 2025.

We can't wait to see how the trees grow in years to come, and all that the children learn from the nature created around them.

If your school is interested in planting trees, please get in touch with our schools team at [email protected] 🏫

🌳💚✨ Thank you City of Trees ✨💚🌳
We were delighted to receive a certificate from City of Trees following our recent tree planting at school 🌱
As a community forest charity for the Greater Manchester area, City of Trees kindly supported us by planting new trees free of charge 👏This gave our children a fantastic, hands‑on opportunity to learn about the importance of trees and how we can care for our local environment 🌍
We’re so grateful for their generosity and support and we can’t wait to watch our new trees grow for years to come!

16/01/2026

We’re hiring an Internal Accountant 🌱

City of Trees is looking for an experienced charity accountant to strengthen our internal finance function and provide insight to our senior team and trustees.

This newly created role will lead on management accounting and reporting - from monthly accounts and restricted fund analysis to budgets, monitoring and strong financial controls.

🕒 Part-time (3 days a week)
📄 Permanent
💷 £45,620 pro rata
⏰ Apply by Tuesday, 3rd February at 12pm

For the full job description and to learn more about the application process, please visit our website - www.cityoftrees.org.uk/join-our-team/