“Tree planting in England is now at its highest recorded rate in over 20 years.

The figures show that over the past year, 5,765 hectares of new woodland were established in England. This means that woodland creation rates over the past year were 27% higher than in 2023/24, and 156% higher than in 2021/22 (when the Tree Planting Programme was in its infancy). In addition, 888,000 trees were planted outside woodland. This is the equivalent to 1,399 hectares, bringing the total area of tree canopy established and numbers of trees planted to 7,164 hectares, or 10.4 million trees. An equivalent to 10,000 football pitches.”

From Forestry Commission.