The first 100 trees planted for the Forest for Cornwall at the start of the project more than five years ago are being celebrated as part of National Tree Week.
Volunteers, schoolchildren and councillors helped plant the saplings at Tincombe Park, Saltash, in December 2019 when the Duchy-wide tree-planting programme began.
Now Cornwall Council which has led the initiative is hosting a special event at the same location to mark the anniversary.
There will be a free tree giveaway, willow weaving workshop, hedgerow planting and a walk around the Tincombe Tree Trail at the celebration planned for Saturday, November 29.
It comes during National Tree Week organised by the Tree Council to highlight the importance of trees for all of us.
The Forest for Cornwall is marking its fifth year of delivery with around 1.6 million trees planted across more than 1,000 projects so far.
As tree-planting season begins there are 500 hectares of further planting planned for farms, landholdings, parks and streets this winter – that’s equivalent to 715 football pitches.
There are a host of events taking place during National Tree Week from November 22 to 30.
It kicks off with a free tree giveaway at Newquay Football Club on Saturday, November 22, from 10.30am to 12.30pm, as part of the Forest for Cornwall’s Back Garden Forest scheme.
There will be a second free tree event the following weekend at Camborne Library on Saturday, November 29, from 10am to 12pm.
You can choose from rowan, crab apple, hawthorn, hazel, guelder rose and dogwood saplings. Each tree comes with an information card with tips on planting and maintaining your tree so that it establishes well.
There will be more free tree giveaways later this winter in Helston, Tintagel, Penzance, Perranporth, Bodmin, Redruth, Truro and St Austell.
Many Women’s Institutes are also getting involved and planting trees in their communities during National Tree Week and throughout the season including in Calstock, Veryan, Zennor and Hayle.
Cllr Loic Rich, Cornwall’s cabinet member for environment and climate change, said:
“The very first planting for Forest for Cornwall took place in Tincombe Park in Saltash back in 2019 and we are really pleased to be returning during this year’s National Tree Week to celebrate how far Forest for Cornwall has come over the last five years.
“A huge thank you to all of you who have helped get trees in the ground over the last five years whether that’s in your garden, a community space, a farm, school or business.
“Planting a tree helps create green corridors that provide homes for birds, insects and animals, they’re brilliant for our health and help reduce traffic noise and air pollution, as well as helping to prevent flooding and soil erosion. Make a pledge this winter to get involved by planting or helping to look after trees in your neighbourhood.”
Find out more about Forest for Cornwall
The Forest for Cornwall celebration at Tincombe Park, Saltash, on November 29, is open to all. Come and join us at the Oaklands Community Centre from 10am – 1pm.
Story posted November 21, 2025