Tree Planting
(asked on 26th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to prioritise tree planting in communities that have the least tree cover.
Answered by
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 30th October 2026
The Government provides a range of support for community tree planting in England. This includes the Defra funded England Community Forests which plants trees in and around urban areas, with over 1800 hectares planted in 2025/26. On 30 September the Government announced a new £53 million Community Trees Fund which will further support community tree planting in England.