We're already over halfway towards reaching our target – which is great news. But to achieve our aim of planting a million trees by 2030, we are looking for support across the county. This will be in the form of:
- landowners - you could be a landowner looking for support and guidance on how to plant trees on your land
- businesses and partnerships - we are looking for businesses who would like to sponsor tree planting projects either by contributing trees or volunteering to plant trees in Derbyshire
If you would like more information on how you can get involved, please contact us by email: milliontrees@derbyshire.gov.uk
If you're a landowner with space available for tree planting in the south and east of the county, you may be interested in grants available for planting schemes as part of Derbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest.
Visit our Million Trees website
Free tree scheme for Derbyshire schools
We're offering a free tree to all Derbyshire primary and secondary schools as part of the Million Trees campaign.
This scheme is kindly being sponsored by Vertas Derbyshire Limited, our cleaning and landscape maintenance contractor, to cover the cost of the trees and if you have the space to plant a free tree in your school grounds, all you need to do to claim your tree is register your interest with us.
Request a free tree for your school
Tree planting is a great way to teach pupils about the importance of nature and our natural environment.
Not only do trees act like sponges to remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere, they provide natural flood management, improve soil quality and increased wildlife habitats and biodiversity. Being out and about among trees and nature also improves our health and wellbeing, as well as the environment.
Your free tree will be delivered for you to plant between October 2024 and March 2025 and easy-to-follow information on how to plant and care for your trees can be found on our Million Trees website.