UK TREE-PLANTING PROJECTS

2 million

Number of trees planted to help restore Scotland’s native Caledonian forest by Trees for Life, partaided by an active base of volunteers, including those on the charity’s regular conservation weeks.

treesforlife.org.uk

30,000 hectares

Area of new woodland that must be planted every year between 2020-25 for the UK government to meet its net-zero greenhouse gases target in 2050.

theccc.org.uk

1.46 million

Number of trees planted by the Woodland Trust between 2019 and 2020, creating some 805 hectares of UK woodland. An additional 1.59m trees were planted via its free tree packs for schools and

community groups. woodlandtrust.org.uk