Over one million trees planted across Essex
Thu, 08/05/2025 - 14:32
120 hectares of new woodland now populate the county.
A total of 1,099,295 trees have been planted across Essex to exceed a five-year commitment.
The Essex Forest Initiative and Essex Forest Partnership have planted more than 120 hectares of woodland and 57km of hedgerows combined.
The Essex Forest Initiative was Essex County Council’s commitment to plant 375,000 trees between 2019 and 2025 using £1 million. This was exceeded with 476,200 trees planted in this period, as well as a further 63,697 in 2024/25.