Humber Forest have set a target of over 250,000 trees to be planted throughout 2023 – making a lasting, positive impact on the environment and the lives of thousands of people across the area for generations to come.
The partnership is currently on track to plant 64 hectares of woodland in East Riding this year (estimating 192,000 trees), 6150 metres of hedgerow, and 422 standard trees.
This is totalling 223,500 trees within East Riding in the 2022/23 planting season.
National Tree Week is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration. Each year, the country’s conservation sector, volunteer groups and tree-lovers come together to plant thousands of trees to mark the start of the annual tree planting season. National Tree Week 2022 will take place from 26 November – 4 December 2022.
The Humber Forest, led by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, is the community forest for the East Riding and Hull, and soon to be North Lincolnshire.
It is one of 13 community forests across England in receipt of Defra’s Trees for Climate funding, and one of four that make the Northern Forest. The Northern Forest scheme is the Government’s 25-year vision to plant 50 million trees across the north of England, from Merseyside to the East Yorkshire coast, in collaboration with The Woodland Trust.
Available funding covers large and small projects and all agreed costs of tree planting, hedgerow creation, and maintenance for up to five years – it can also include support for tree protection, fences, gates and more.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a national initiative encouraging people to plant trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The scheme was due to come to an end at the end of 2022 however, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a decision has been taken to extend the project until the end of March 2023.
All Humber Forest sites are registered with the Queens Green Canopy with the landowner’s permission.
A memorial tree for Queen Elizabeth II is also set to be planted at Pickering Park in Hull on Monday, 19 December at a Humber Forest celebration event for all ages (including live music, festive crafts, and bushcraft).
Councillor Chris Matthews, portfolio holder for the environment and climate change at East Riding of Yorkshire Council: “The decision to extend the Queen’s Green Canopy for a further three months will give residents in the East Riding an opportunity to plant trees in memoriam to honour Her Majesty The Queen.
“Humber Forest continue to set ambitious targets when it comes to tree planting and I’m confident 2023 will be another successful year for the partnership.”
Plant trees on your land
If you’re a farmer, landowner, or land manager, Humber Forest would love to work with you to develop a practical and feasible project that’s appropriate for your land.
Please get in touch if you are interested in getting involved, whether you’re a landowner, business or would like to volunteer at humber.forest@eastriding.gov.uk
For more information, visit: www.humberforest.org/get-involved/
