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24th October 2024

Community Forest celebrates impressive growth

In the last year the Forest, made up of planting projects across Northumberland, Newcastle, Gateshead, North...

24th May 2024

Newcastle Airport plants 43,567 new trees

The most recent phase of this ambitious woodland planting project was completed last month, with 17,000...

17th April 2024

New woodland the ‘size of 49 football pitches’ to be created

The new woodland will bring people closer to nature, provide a safe haven for wildlife and...

18th March 2024

Local community come together improve green space

The recreation ground has recently undergone improvement works to refurbish the children’s play area, install a...

12th March 2024

Volunteers help plant thousands of trees at North East landmark

An historic North East landmark is going greener by planting thousands of new trees throughout its...

15th February 2024

Project to plant eight Tiny Forests across the region gets underway

The first new forest for 2024 was planted this week in Fawdon park, led by Earthwatch...

8th February 2024

Around 12,000 new trees to be planted on Town Moor

Around 12,000 new trees will be planted on Newcastle’s Town Moor as part of plans to...

22nd January 2024

Ouseburn green spaces to see over 1,400 new trees planted

The project is in partnership with Newcastle City Council, Ouseburn Farm, Ouseburn Trust, and Northumberland Wildlife...

29th November 2023

“Miyawaki” Tiny Forest initiative will see almost 5000 trees and shrubs planted

The initiative is led by Earthwatch Europe and the North East Community Forest in partnership with...

29th August 2023

Over 40,000 trees planted as NECF celebrates successful planting season

Volunteers have played a pivotal role in helping to build a greener future after more than...

14th August 2023

New Chair of North East Community Forest announced

The North East Community Forest is proud to announce its new Steering Group Chair. Ross Weddle joins...

16th March 2023

600 trees and shrubs planted to create Newcastle’s first Tiny Forest

This week saw the launch of a new project to create the first Tiny Forest in...

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