Birmingham Trees for Life
Welcome to Birmingham Trees for Life, Birmingham’s dedicated tree planting charity. Every winter we organise tree planting events in parks and public open spaces across the city, and since 2006 we have planted over 90,000 trees!
You can read our most recent Annual Review here .
Latest News
Looking Forwards…
It’s been a difficult year, but for the first time in months we are able to start planning and looking forward to the next tree planting season – we hope you are too!
We look forward to welcoming back our sponsors, volunteers and supporters in November 2021 and will be looking to plant double the amount of trees to make up for lost time during lockdown.
We thank you all for your patience and understanding and we hope you are keeping safe and well.
Remember, challenging times bring problems, but problems always nurture creativity thinking and creative thinking always brings solutions!
Thank you for your understanding and please watch this space.
Hello – We Are The Friends of Swanshurst Park
6th April 2021Once used as common grazing land, then bought by the council and designed by Henry Giles as a fishing pool Swanshurst Park has been a well-loved green space for nearly 100-years. Once including a busy boating lake and mini golf course the park lies between Billesley and Moseley in the… Read more
The Urban Tree and the Birmingham Trees for Life Legacy
1st March 2021Here is a blog celebrating the urban tree in Birmingham written for Birmingham Contemporary Music Group @BCMG please enjoy. Look around you wherever you go – outside your front door, the local park, a city street, your nearest school, or community space, your garden, your neighbour’s garden. Trees are never… Read more
Sorry – Tree Planting Events Cancelled Due to Lockdown
6th January 2021Apologies to all the schools and volunteers that were scheduled to attend our planting events this season in January and February 2021. All tree planting events are now postponed due to Covid lockdown restrictions. We will endeavour to reschedule some of these events if lockdown restriction are eased in March.… Read more
Our Projects
Our planting events take place during the winter, from mid-November to March each year, as this is the best time to plant trees, when they are dormant. We always involve local people, especially school children!
Corporate Sponsorship and Volunteering
You can sponsor tree planting and bring groups of staff to plant trees with BTFL – help the natural environment and have a fun team-building event!
You can plant trees with us!
‘Trees for Life’ can be planted in memory of a loved one, or to commemorate a special occasion like a birth or an anniversary, or to celebrate an event such as a wedding or graduation. Some people just want to make a contribution to their local environment and plant trees for fun.
Blog
Information about all our events, and lots of pictures, can be found on our blog – keep an eye out for the latest news!