1st April 2025

Local community is at the heart of a new coastal nature reserve at Horden, East Durham

In 2023 the National Trust purchased a 34 hectare (84 acre) field at Warren House on...

5th March 2025

Woodland creation project to see 40,000 trees planted

Crooks Farm in Barnham, County Durham is continuing an ambitious woodland creation project that will see...

11th December 2024

Gateshead celebrates National Tree Week at Crawcrook school

The children from Emmaville Primary School on Main Street in Crawcrook, worked with their teachers and...

29th November 2024

200 trees planted in celebration of National Tree Week

The project will involve planting 200 whip-sized trees and 12 standard trees on parkland on Rayleigh...

6th November 2024

Community forest expands with three new partners

The North East Community Forest (NECF) Partnership is expanding with The Tree Council, Tyne Rivers Trust,...

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...

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