Tree planting - A Tree for Every Resident
In 2019, councillors committed to planting a tree for every resident in the borough of South Ribble over a period of four years. That was approximately 110,000 trees.
The target was reached by the end of year 3 but we kept on planting with new targets set to plant 27,500 trees in each subsequent year to the end of 2025.
Our tree planting totals are below.
| Number of trees planted | Total number of trees | |
| Year 1 - 2019 / 2020 | 45,323 | 45,323 |
| Year 2 - 2020 / 2021 | 18,762 | 64,085 |
| Year 3 - 2021 / 2022 | 46,710 | 110,795 |
| Year 4 - 2022 / 2023 | 28,586 | 139,381 |
| Year 5 - 2023 / 2024 | 33,816 | 173,197 |
| Year 6 - 2024 / 2025 | 47,664 | 220,861 |
View tree giveaway project summary 2019 to 2025.
We didn't have enough space on our own land so we reached out to local residents, landowners, schools, community groups and businesses to help us achieve our targets.
We have given away 44,550 trees to residents as part of our free Tree Giveaway events held each year.
Schools have planted 10,543 in their school grounds
Businesses have planted 7,762 trees around their premises.
This is the full list of schemes and species that have been planted across the 6 years.
We would love to see some photographs of your trees and hedges from our previous giveaways - please share by posting on or tagging our social media pages.
Tree planting locally provides carbon offsetting benefits as well as all the other benefits tree bring such as reduced flooding, increasing biodiversity and providing food and shelter for wildlife.
While we have finished this project, there are more ideas in the pipeline. Watch our webiste and social media for more information over the coming months.
Let's get planting and get nature buzzing in South Ribble.