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The Tree Council was founded in 1974 in the United Kingdom, and became a
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in 1978. Its primary objective is to act as an
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for local groups involved in the planting, care and conservation of trees throughout the United Kingdom, and followed the successful government-sponsored Plant A Tree In '73 campaign. The charity is based at
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, Surrey Quays, London. Its initiatives include: * In 2002, selecting 50 Great British Trees to honour the Queen's
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of accession to the throne * Supporting the UK government's Big Tree Plant campaign, which planted one million trees between 2011 and 2015 * Supporting the 2017 Charter for Trees, Woods and People * Supporting the Queen's Green Canopy to mark her
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in 2022 * Organising National Tree Week in November each year __NOTOC__


Notable people

Landscape architect and garden designer Sylvia Crow was the organisation's chairman between 1974 and 1976.


See also

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The Tree Register The Tree Register, or more fully, the Tree Register of the British Isles (T.R.O.B.I.), is a registered charity collating and updating a database of notable trees throughout Britain and Ireland. It comprises a computer database which in 2022 conta ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tree Council Environmental organisations based in the United Kingdom Trees of the United Kingdom Environmental organizations established in 1974 1974 establishments in the United Kingdom Environmental charities based in the United Kingdom