13th April 2026

Five year plan announced to add 1,000 hectares of new woodland to the North East

The North East Community Forest (NECF) has announced an ambitious new Delivery Plan for 2025–2030, setting...

31st March 2026

North East England marks national 10 millionth tree milestone

The North East Community Forest (NECF) has joined Community Forests across England in celebrating a major national milestone, the planting...

24th March 2026

New woodland project – Creating a space for nature, learning, and community

A new 8.24 hectare woodland creation project comprising 7,500 trees is getting underway at Emmaus Youth...

19th March 2026

Community farm secures £50,000 to reconnect children with nature

Ouseburn Farm has been selected as the national Playful Green Planet (PGP) “steward” for Newcastle, securing...

25th February 2026

Orchard partnership blooms as 500 young trees planted

A community partnership is bearing fruit as work begins to plant 500 trees at New Warlands...

23rd January 2026

Milkwellburn Wood set to grow with ambitious 3,000 tree planting scheme

More than 3,000 new trees will be planted this winter as part of an ambitious woodland...

11th December 2025

North East Community Forest Partnership approves long-term Forest Plan

The North East Community Forest (NECF) Partnership has approved its Forest Plan (2025-2050), a visionary long-term...

27th November 2025

Communities mark 50 years of National Tree Week

North East communities mark 50 years of National Tree Week with thousands of new trees This...

6th October 2025

New woodland of 50,000 trees for Gateshead

Gateshead Council has successfully secured funding through the Trees for Climate programme, delivered by the North...

2nd September 2025

North East Community Forest celebrates record-breaking planting season

Today, with the release of the North East Community Forest (NECF) 2024/25 Annual Report, we are...

14th July 2025

Over 500 hectares planted: North East Community Forest celebrates major milestone

This achievement was celebrated at the Northumberland Show where we welcomed The Rt Hon. Mary Creagh...

14th April 2025

Local school children plant trees to promote environmental awareness

The North East Community Forest (NECF) acting as lead, in partnership with Living Woods, has held...

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