This National Tree Week (22nd–30th November), Affinity Water is celebrating the start of the winter planting season by preparing to plant nearly 19,000 native trees across its regions.

United Utilities has completed a project in Leigh to improve biodiversity around its wastewater treatment works in the town by transforming non-operational land into valuable woodland habitat.

Scottish Water is on track to hit a major milestone of 500,000 trees planted through its woodland creation programme by the end of this planting season. More than 245 hectares of the water company’s land will be planted with native woodland before March 2025.

More trees are set to be planted across the region as Yorkshire Water continues its commitment to plant one million trees by 2028.

Severn Trent has been crowned as Biodiversity Champion at the 2022 Responsible Business Awards for its £1.2 billion Great Big Nature Boost (GBNB) project, one of the biggest nature projects across the UK.

From June 2022, applicants to government tree planting grants must source saplings from approved suppliers.

Severn Trent has reached a milestone in its project to plant 72 Tiny Forests across the West Midlands, in celebration of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, with 10,000 trees planted in just three weeks.

Volunteers from Severn Trent and the local community are joining forces next week to plant five Tiny Forests across Lichfield District as part of Severn Trent’s plan to create 72 Tiny Forests across the West Midlands region as part of their partnership with Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Yorkshire Water has started the next phase of tree planting at Underbank reservoir - the project’s second phase will see the reservoir become home to a further 18,000 trees.

The Environment Agency has worked together with partners to invest £5.59m in environmental improvements across Yorkshire in 2020/21.