Trees delivered as part of Mail’s campaign to boost UK’s greenery will be lifeline for red squirrels

Thousands of trees delivered to a forest as part of Mail’s campaign to boost UK’s greenery will be a lifeline for red squirrels, experts say Red squirrels and pine martens are set to benefit from the 20,000 new trees Norway spruce seedlings to be planted where larch trees killed by fungal disease Just 13 per … Read more

Giant batch of 3,000 trees is planted to battle a devastating fungal disease

Giant batch of 3,000 trees is planted to battle a devastating fungal disease predicted to kill more than half of all ash specimens over the next decade Trees planted in Hampshire grown from specimens with tolerance for disease Fungus is a major threat and may cost £7billion over the next decade  Scientists screened more than … Read more

Apple tech guru Sir Jonathan Ive donates £100,000 to the Mail’s tree-planting campaign

Apple tech guru Sir Jonathan Ive donates £100,000 to the Mail’s tree-planting campaign Sir Jonathan Ive said the Be A Tree Angel campaign was dear to his heart  Donation will fund 1,000 orchards to be planted in 1,000 schools across Britain Network Rail pledged £1million over four years planting 20,000 trees in first year By … Read more

Ben Fogle backs the Mail’s campaign to plant more trees across Britain 

Ben Fogle yesterday backed the Daily Mail’s campaign to plant more trees across Britain. The adventurer and broadcaster urged everyone to switch off their mobile phones and get back to nature – as he planted a maple in a city park. Fogle and his wife Marina attended an event organised with the Tree Council. Since the … Read more

RSPB is latest major group to support Mail drive for a greener Britain 

Tree Angel campaign is flying! RSPB is latest major group to support Mail drive for a greener Britain Since Xmas appeal began just two weeks ago, over 35k trees have been planted  One of the big losers when trees are hacked down is wildlife – particularly birds RSPB chief Beccy Speight said each tree is … Read more

Thousands of Mail readers flock to join tree campaign for a greener Britain

30,000 reasons to take a bough! Thousands of Mail readers flock to join tree campaign for a greener Britain The campaign, run with the Tree Council, has been backed by Boris Johnson We’ve given away thousands of saplings, hazels, oaks and even Christmas trees  Since the launch readers have already planted or pledged to plant … Read more

GRIFF RHYS JONES explains why he’s rooting for the Mail’s campaign for a greener Britain 

Davy Crockett was, as I recall, ‘raised in a wood so he knew every tree’. (He also killed his first ‘baar’ before he was three.) Those of us of a certain age rather revere the American folk hero and want to emulate his nemophilist (fondness for forests) leanings, even if we may have abandoned the … Read more

Ab Fab’s Joanna Lumley and author Jilly Cooper back the Mail’s Be A Tree Angel campaign

Stars including Ab Fab’s Joanna Lumley and author Jilly Cooper back the Mail’s Be A Tree Angel campaign Joanna Lumley says the Mail’s tree campaign is ‘thrilling and really well-timed’ Forest of stars including Strictly’s Anton du Beke backs bid to plant more trees The campaign led to readers planting or pledging more than 30,000 … Read more

Bianca Jagger reveals why she joined the Mail’s Tree Angels campaign

‘If we work together to plant a trillion trees, we could avoid mass extinction’: Bianca Jagger reveals why three generations of the Rolling Stone’s dynasty have joined the Mail’s Tree Angels campaign By Bianca Jagger and Assisi Jackson For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 6 December 2019 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 6 December 2019 … Read more

Children are fighting air pollution in their schools by planting trees

An estimated 40,000 lives are cut short in the UK every year by air pollution, costing the economy £20 billion in healthcare and sick days Looking out of her office window, head teacher Claire Fletcher was confronted by the most depressing of views — a featureless Tarmac playground framed by a concrete flyover. ‘I always felt … Read more

Elm trees are making a comeback in Britain thanks to Dutch elm disease resistant breeds

Elm trees could make a comeback after dying in their millions during the 1970s when they were ravaged by disease. Varieties that are more resistant to Dutch elm disease have been identified and could be used to repopulate the country. The Future Trees Trust has found mature specimens around the country that have successfully resisted … Read more