Boosting Community Tree Nurseries: a free lunch and learn workshop

A community tree nursery (CTN) is a group of people who come together to collect seed, grow trees and then sell or give them away.  Join us for an exclusive launch of our research into Community Tree Nurseries, led by Jon Stokes, Jackie Shallcross from The Tree Council, and Emma Cross from Norfolk County Council.

This first-of-its-kind study explores how a network of volunteers across the country are making a difference - and how we can help support their future.

We knew that CTNs existed across the country, but we lacked a clear understanding of who they were, where they were located, how many trees they produced and what other benefits they contributed to local communities. This pilot represents a first step on a pathway to supporting a thriving network of CTNs across England. 

A presentation detailing the research and its findings will be followed by an open Q&A, for which we will be joined by Emma Cross, Trees Outside Woodland project officer at Norfolk County Council, who also participated in the pilot.

This talk is part of a series sharing the outcomes of our Trees Outside Woodland trials, in partnership with Defra, Natural England, Kent County Council, Chichester District Council, Cornwall Council, Norfolk County Council, and Shropshire Council which seeks to identify cost-effective methods that could be adopted by local authorities to increase tree canopy cover in England.