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Growing Greater Manchester's Urban Forest

We are City of Trees, the Community Forest for Greater Manchester.

We plant trees for people – trees to create better, greener places, to boost health and wellbeing, to grown green skills and to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency.

We’re rooted here in Greater Manchester, the place we live and work. We are proud to call the region home and are passionate about growing our urban forest, one tree at a time.

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We plant trees

We plant trees for and with the people of Greater Manchester, to grow our urban forest. Every tree we plant helps to make our region more resilient to the changing climate.

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We look after trees

We restore Greater Manchester’s woods and green spaces for the benefit of communities and local nature recovery. Maintenance of our woodlands is vital in ensuring they have the best chance of thriving for future generations.

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We promote a culture of trees

Through our Citizen Forester programme, we’re sharing our passion and nurturing a tree culture that weaves the importance of trees and woods into the fabric of everyday Greater Manchester life.

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Cool schools? Importance of trees on school grounds

“Swampy” “A hot mess” These are just a few of the ways teachers described what it was like trying to teach through last week’s
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Tools instead of time? Tree Veteranisation in the Medlock Valley

When you’re walking through a woodland and see an older tree with signs of decay, snapped branches with bits of dead wood hanging, cavities
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Restoring the Medlock Valley

Over the last 18 months, we have worked with Groundwork Greater Manchester, TCV, Canal & River Trust, and Mersey Rivers Trust, and, in partnership
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The Benefits of Citizen Science – Species Monitoring Project

Across Greater Manchester’s woodlands and riversides, there are small opportunities to discover the natural world – from an unexpected butterfly to a glimpse of
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Another great year for tree planting in Greater Manchester as Forest Plan is launched

City of Trees, the Community Forest for Greater Manchester, has planted nearly 40,000 new trees through their woodland creation programme this past year. Working
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