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How you're supporting our tree planting ambition
Our ambition to plant and establish 20 million trees by 2030 is progressing at pace thanks to your support. After you helped us raise almost £500,000 through Plant a tree, we've been able to plant thousands of young saplings across the UK. We've also identified sites for a further 1.5 million trees to be planted during the next two years.

Nature poetry: share your first day of spring
We’ve asked nature lovers to share their observations of the arrival of spring. These will be woven together into a poem by writer Elizabeth-Jane Burnett. We hope this project will shine a spotlight on the important role nature has played in our lives throughout the pandemic and the sense of hope that has long been associated with spring.

New climate change hazard map
We’ve developed a hazard map that illustrates the threat climate change poses to the places we care for. The map is the first of its kind and identifies six key hazard areas. Take a look at the map and discover some of the other ways we're tackling climate change.

Wimpole's Celtic deity
Archaeologists discovered this 1st-century metal figure while digging near Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire. Recent cleaning and conservation have revealed remarkable details of a moustache and what may have been a popular East Anglian hairstyle.
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