Why would we plant trees in the UK?
The United Kingdom has a long history of deforestation. At the turn of the 20th century, the UK had just 5% forest cover and tree felling intensified even more during the first world war. In the UK we also focus on enriching existing forests because their sustainability is not guaranteed without action.

British wildlife!
British wildlife is deeply reliant on forest cover, and sadly wildlife in the UK is currently in decline due to deforestation and the collapse of ecosystems. British wildlife consists of birds, deer, squirrels, reptiles, badgers, beavers, bats, foxes, hedgehogs, otters, and so on. Even the lynx, which is extinct in the UK now, could return by reforesting certain areas.

UK forests’ carbon capture
With more trees and forests, we will have cleaner air to breathe, better habitats for wildlife and more sustainable wood to use. Trees reduce the impact of climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide as they grow and storing it as carbon in wood. Trees in the UK’s forests currently store over 12 million tonnes of carbon, with a further 42 million tonnes in the soils and leaf litter. Planting new areas of forest means more carbon can be locked up.