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One Tree per Resident Project
How to get involved in our project to support local communities, schools, parish councils, landowners and land managers to plant trees and hedgerows.
In response to the climate and biodiversity crises, Westmorland and Furness Council want to help our communities to plant one tree, or one metre of hedgerow equivalent, for every resident. This means planting a quarter of a million trees over a five-year period.
Trees have various benefits for climate, biodiversity and communities, such as:
- absorbing and storing carbon
- providing shade and shelter
- increasing biodiversity and enhancing landscapes
- capturing air pollution and improving air quality
- improving water quality
- reducing soil erosion
- reducing flooding risk
How to get involved
There are many different ways in which you help us to reach our aim of one tree per resident.
If would like more details or want to tell us how many trees or hedgerows you have planted so we can count them, please contact us.
Schools
There a number of organisations that support schools, such as:
- the Woodland Trust, through their scheme to provide free trees to local schools
- the Tree Council, who are currently accepting applications for their Orchard for Schools grant
The One Tree per Resident project also includes hedgerows. If you have a school fence which you want to make more nature friendly, why not plant a hedgerow around it?
Parish Councils
Many parish councils own land that may be suitable for tree and hedgerow planting, there are a variety of grants that can be used for parish councils, including:
- Branching out Fund, offered by the Tree Council
- UK Community Tree Planting Grants, provided by the International Tree Foundation
- Woodland Creation Grants, from Raise: Cumbria Community Forest
Communities
Working with individuals and communities is a key part of our project and there are a number of organisations that provide free trees and funding for community planting.
Conservation Volunteers and the Woodland Trust both provide communities with free trees.
The International Tree Foundation offers UK Community Tree Planting Grants.
Landowners and Managers
Working with private landowners and managers will be very important to complete the One Tree per Resident project. Possible funding streams for this include:
- The Woodland Trust, Trees for Landowners and Farmers
- Grants and Funding from Hedgelink
- England Woodland Creation Offer (GOV.UK)
- Raise: Cumbria Community Forest, Woodland Creation Grants
Contact us
We're keen to hear from you if you:
- are interested in linking as a partner
- would like to get involved, or have any suggestions about how to get involved
- want to record your tree planting under the One Tree per Resident project
- have any questions about the scheme
Please get in touch by email: futuretrees@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk.
Partners
Our current partners include:
- Forestry Commission
- Lake District National Park
- RAISE Community Forest
- Ullswater Catchment Management CIC
- Woodland Trust
- Yorkshire Dales National Park
Progress
To date, we have planted 41,544 trees which is 17% of the total needed to achieve the goal of One Tree per Resident.
This planting has been delivered by council teams, supported by the Community Orchard and Micro Woodland initiatives funded through the Coronation Living Heritage Fund.
Our key partner, Raise: Cumbria Community Forest, has also played a vital role in delivering additional planting schemes.