Network Rail Community Tree Planting Fund

The Tree Council and Network Rail are working in partnership to support community tree planting. Together, over the past five years, they have established 400,000 trees in more than 100 communities across the UK.

Funding available: Grants of between £2,500 and £10,000 are available per application.

Who can apply

• Local authorities
• Charities & other NGOs
• Community groups
• Education institutions
• Individual landowners

Planting locations: Projects must be in England, Scotland or Wales.

Planting types: 

• Trees – Bare root, native trees of an appropriate size for your project. They prefer to fund younger trees which will establish better, although we will fund trees up to 'standard' size (8-10 cm girth). 
• Hedging – UK-sourced and grown, bare-root whips (saplings) and cell grown (root trainer) stock for hedging projects (40-120cm height). 
• Hedgerow trees – trees planted in hedgerows that are allowed to develop to full-size. 
• Orchards – fruit trees on semi-vigorous, vigorous and very vigorous rootstocks. 

Application deadline: Midnight, Sunday 19 July. A second round may open if funds remain, but this is not guaranteed. Please apply early to avoid missing out.

For more details, including other grants available, visit: https://treecouncil.org.uk/grants-and-guidance/our-grants/network-rail-community-tree-planting-fund/