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The 100000th tree being planted on Scunthorpe's Kingsway by elected members with council officers looking on
Major milestone reached as 100,000th North Lincolnshire tree is planted

The 100,000th tree in the council’s ambitious plan to create swathes of new green areas across the region has been…

18 July 2023
Scunthorpe MP Holly Mumby-Croft, Cllr David Rose and council leader Rob Waltham planting a tree on the Queensway
Tree planting to be fast-tracked as council set to join Humber Forest partnership

People across North Lincolnshire will see even more trees planted across the area as the council joins a pan-Humber organisation…

5 September 2022
Mayor of North Lincolnshire and WI member planting a tree
Tree-planting scheme is making North Lincolnshire greener

The winter tree planting season has closed on a high note as North Lincolnshire Council clocks up more than 92,000…

21 April 2022
Holly Mumby-Croft Mp, Cllr Rose, Cllr Waltham tree-planting on a section of grass off Queensway in Scunthorpe
Get planting! Council tree scheme is a growing success

The winter planting season has begun which means it is the perfect time to plant trees. Council staff and volunteers…

30 December 2021
Photo of people in winter clothing using spades to dog holes ready to plant trees
#PlantForOurFuture in National Tree Week

This week is National Tree Week, with people across the country planting thousands of trees to mark the start of…

30 November 2021
Tall trees either side of a woodland path in winter
Appeal for landowners to join tree planting scheme

Local residents are being asked to suggest areas to transform into woodland as part of the Northern Forest scheme. North…

21 October 2021
Rough grassland edged by trees with tree saplings and two people checking on the saplings
Call for tree-loving volunteers

Volunteers have come together to help care for Scunthorpe’s recently planted Northern Forest trees, part of North Lincolnshire Council’s ambitious…

9 July 2021
Man digging on Allotment - web
Proposals launched for urban orchard and community allotments in Scunthorpe

Council leaders are asking residents of Scunthorpe and Ashby for their views on transforming a patch of unused land into…

25 June 2021
Photo of the Queen and Prine Charles next to a newly planted oak sapling (Pic: PA)
Plant a tree for the Jubilee

North Lincolnshire Council is supporting a new UK-wide initiative to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 by planting trees.…

19 May 2021
Photo of sunny blue sky seen through leaves and trees
Join our tree-planting plans and make North Lincolnshire greener

Saplings are appearing all across the area as the community gets behind our ambition to plant 172,000 trees – one…

20 April 2021
Two saplings plantedon grass with encing behind and new housing
Tree planting scheme covers more areas

Thousands more trees are being planted across the region as we forge ahead with our ambitious tree-planting scheme, backed by…

19 March 2021
Rows of saplings planted on grassed area with trees to the side and houses in the distance
Tree planting scheme continues to grow

Nearly 35,000 trees have been planted across North Lincolnshire as part of our scheme to plant one for every member…

2 March 2021
Recently planted saplings in snowy landscape of Sheffield Park, Scunthorpe
Hundreds more trees planted across North Lincolnshire

Work has started around the region this month as part of our pledge to plant 172,000 trees – one for…

16 February 2021
Young couple and young boy in front of newly planted trees
Residents and businesses take up our tree-planting challenge

North Lincolnshire Council’s ambitious pledge to see 172,000 trees planted across the region – one for every member of the…

10 February 2021
A boy and a man standing in a rural area with spades
Winteringham trees among first on our Northern Forest tree register

Trees planted by children from Winteringham are among the first to be registered on our newly launched tree register. The…

10 December 2020