East Suffolk Council

East Suffolk Council Tree and Hedgerow Strategy

Enabling 250,000 new native trees across East Suffolk.

East Suffolk Council is committed to enabling new native trees (including hedgerow) to be planted in the district over the next several years, with an ultimate goal of reaching 250,000 new native trees for the district (since July 2024). We are currently in the process of producing an East Suffolk Tree and Hedgerow Strategy, which will help to support the planting of the right tree species in the right places, for the right reasons.

The council will be taking an enabling role by providing helpful advice and guidance to local landowners, farmers, schools, and community organisations to plant trees and hedgerows across the district, and may be able to provide further subsidy and access to technical services.

We are already actively planting trees on our land, and changing the way we manage existing trees and woodland that we manage. However, but local landowners of all type and size will be key to delivering this work at scale.

See the council’s reported tree planting to date, via our Environmental Impact Strategic KPI dashboard.

The Strategy is expected to be adopted in spring 2026. If you have any questions, please contact the project team at esctreestrategy@eastsuffolk.gov.uk.