UK and Ireland community
tree planting grants
Every year, ITF supports community groups across the UK and Ireland to bring their tree-planting ambitions to life. Whether it’s a small community woodland or large scale rewilding, we want to hear your ideas.
Apply for a
grant
Have you ever looked at a space in your community and imagined what it would be like if there were more trees?
International Tree Foundation is here to help you make your local community greener.
Apply for a UK and Ireland grant today.
Grant guidelines
For more details about our UK and Ireland grants, and to check you’re eligible, please read our guidelines before you apply .
What we provide
ITF provides assistance for community tree planting projects. In addition to financial support, we can provide physical trees and expert consultation and advice for projects that need it. This may include help with project design, species selection, ground preparation and so on.
We are keen tree-loving people here and we’re always happy to chat through your idea over the phone or by email.
In addition, we also provide small maintenance grants to cover tree care in the first two years after planting. This is set at 10p per tree for each year, and is provided to encourage essential activities, such as watering, mulching and weeding.
Funding intentions
This funding is about people and communities as much as it is trees. We want these trees to be owned by the local communities that plant them.
In this light, all our UK projects take place on public or publicly-accessible land. This can be common land and public parks. But can also be private land that is being used for a social purpose or private land with permissive access/rights of way.
This means that the communities who plant these trees will be able to go back and watch as these trees grow and change with the seasons. We believe that the process of planting a tree and witnessing its growth over the years, is something that everyone has the chance to experience.
Make a donation
We’re working hard to protect our planet through the incredible power of trees. Join us in planting trees and restoring forests with a donation today.