Forest for Cornwall and the Cornwall Sustainability Awards
The Cornwall Sustainability Awards celebrates environmental growth and nature recovery in Cornwall.
The category Trees for Nature and Growth is sponsored by:
- Forest for Cornwall
- Forestry Commission
It highlights the contribution that trees will make towards nature recovery and supporting economic and environmental growth. As well as helping us to adjust to climate change.
We have two awards. One celebrates community projects and the other farmers and landholders.
The criteria includes:
- all scales of tree planting
- creating new woodland
- improving existing woodland habitat
- creation of new tree nurseries or community orchards
- increasing tree numbers in urban areas
- supporting flood prevention
- the benefits to local communities
Entry for the award is open to everyone:
- landholders
- businesses
- communities
- parishes
- organisations and
- individuals
Let us know about the amazing work you have been doing! We will add a link to the 2024 application once it is open. You can also visit the Cornwall Sustainability Awards website for up to date information.
Criteria
Entrants for this category will have demonstrated one or more of the following:
- New tree planting – this includes community or private projects such as orchards, hedgerows, and planting on all scales.
- Additional planting and improvement to existing woodland to include
- the restoration of natural habitats
- natural regeneration
- improving connectivity, biodiversity and wildlife benefits.
- Tree planting to protect and improve water courses to:
- increase buffering
- support flood prevention
- increase amenity and wildlife benefit
- Creation of a new tree nursery – and supporting local enterprise (either commercial or community based).
- Tree planting projects in urban areas. This includes street trees, parks and green open spaces.
Evidence criteria (for assessment) to include one or more of the following:
- A project management plan to include the beneficial aims of the planting.
- Photographic evidence.
- The number of volunteers engaged and/or community involved in the planting and long-term management of the trees.
- Benefiting local communities which could include:
- public access to trees
- cleaner air
- provision of shade and shelter
- the protection of cultural and landscape heritage
- Evidence to show how the planting will be sustainable and transformative to the local area.
Please note: even if only one of these criteria is applicable for your project the scoring will be fairly weighted across all applications.
We look forward to hearing all about your tree planting project.
