London Tree and Woodland Awards

An award for woodland management projects that have been inspired, driven, and delivered by local community groups.  

There should be  

• Tangible evidence of collaboration with local people and groups, with demonstrable community gains.  

• Active management.  

• Evidence of long-term management and co-operation that will ensure the sustainability of the project and resilient woodland. 

An award for tree planting, caring for newly planted trees or other tree related projects that have been inspired, driven, and delivered by local community groups.  

There should be 

• Tangible evidence of collaboration with local people and groups, with demonstrable community gains.  

• Active management, successful aftercare and/or planting of trees.  

• Evidence of long-term management and co-operation that will ensure the sustainability of the project. 

An award for an individual member of the public who has made a particular contribution to promoting or conserving trees.  

This can be an extraordinary individual who has shown dedication through voluntary involvement. 

An award to recognise the importance of trees and woodland in tackling the climate crisis and contributing to nature’s recovery.  

Examples include tree planting or natural regeneration for cooling and shading, natural flood management including SUDs, air pollution control, or habitat creation. Projects may also be focused on managing existing areas of trees and woodland to restore or enhance their value for biodiversity and/or their role in climate mitigation or adaptation. Projects can demonstrate a link to nature or climate or both. The award is open to any London borough, organisation, business, charity or community group. 

There should be 

• A clear rationale for why the project was needed for example by highlighting presence of local priority species; how the project strengthens or connects ecological networks, or that the project is in an area of high vulnerability to climate change. Inclusion of supporting data, mapping or strategies is encouraged, for example the Climate Risk Map. 

• Tangible evidence of planting of trees or evidence of appropriate management for the benefit of nature or climate.  

• Demonstration of how the project has realised benefits for biodiversity or climate mitigation/adaptation to date, for example through reference to monitoring data. 

• Evidence of a long-term commitment to managing and maintaining the trees or woodland for the benefit of nature and/or climate. 

An award for tree or woodland planting on publicly accessible land.  

There should be 

• Tangible evidence of planting of trees.  

• Evidence of maintenance and aftercare and co-operation that will ensure the sustainability of the project. 

• Examples of innovation or good practice which go beyond ‘business as usual’ and demonstrate an approach which could be replicated elsewhere.  

An award for tree planting or management project led by or with significant business involvement.  

There should be  

• Tangible evidence of the business’s commitment to tree planting or management. 

• Evidence of long-term involvement, commitment or ambition.  

• Examples of innovation or good practice which could be taken up by other businesses. 

An award for an individual employed professionally within London who has shown consistent dedication and commitment over a prolonged period.  

For example, in the advancement of tree and/or woodland management within London or has demonstrated a significant contribution that has made a particular difference to tree and/or woodland care within their organisation. The winner of this is decided by the London Tree Officers Association Executive Committee 

An award for a project that has engaged and involved children of any age up to 18.   

The panel will be looking for 

• Evidence that the project has resulted in a sustainable tree-related educational and planting programme in which under-18s have taken an active part. 

• Evidence of increased knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the environment by the children and young people who have participated. 

• Evidence of sustainable environmental improvements. 

An award in partnership with The Tree Council and M&G for an individual member of the public aged up to 25 who has proved themselves to be a Force for Trees and Nature.  

The panel will be looking for  

• Evidence of regular, active commitment to, and connection with, trees and nature. 

• Evidence of sharing knowledge, understanding and appreciation of trees and the environment within their school or other community.  

• Evidence of how connecting, learning and sharing has impacted on their own and others wellbeing. 

An award for an outstanding tree or woodland related project that demonstrates and supports the goals and actions in the London Urban Forest Plan.   

The panel will be looking for excellent examples of tree and woodland projects in any setting within London and go beyond ‘business as usual’ and demonstrate an innovation or good practice approach which could be replicated elsewhere.  The examples should demonstrate and support a goal or action of the urban forest plan. The three themes of the London Urban Plan are: Protecting and managing, Growing and expanding and Promoting and supporting. 

For example projects that: support building resilience with increased biosecurity and species selection; undertakes appropriate silvicultural activities and end use for timber; has an education resource and raises awareness of tree and woodland management; or support the protection of existing trees and woodlands. 

The award is open to any London borough, organisation, business, charity or community group.  

Community Woodland Award: Friends of Haringey’s Ancient Woodland

Highly commended: Burgess Park Woodlands, Friends of Burgess Park

Community Tree Award: The Friends of Margravine Cemetery

Acorn Award: Judith Adams, Epping Forest Heritage Trust

Highly commended: Xanthe Mosley, Street Trees for Living

Trees for Nature and Climate Award: Lewisham SuDs for Schools, Trees for Cities and Lewisham Council

Highly commended: Roots & Canopy: Hackney’s 5000 Tree Planting Initiative, London Borough of Hackney

Tree & Woodland Planting Award: Language of Nature, Trees for Cities

Highly commended: Streatham Common Willow Woodland Project,  Streatham Common Cooperative (SCCoop), TCV & Friends of Streatham Common

Trees and Business Award: Spider Park, The NatWest Forest with The Conservation Volunteers 

The LTOA Individual Commitment Award: Dr Helen Read

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: St Catherine’s Catholic School

Highly commended: Karen Dunstan & Tiny Forest Earthwatch Europe, Tiny Forest & William Torbitt Primary School

London Young Tree Champion Award: Amelia Simms

Highly commended: Elm Planting in Brockwell Park, Elmgreen School,

Highly commended: Aizza Shahid

London Urban Forest Award: Ancient Woodland Inventory Update, Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC

Highly commended: Cubic Mile Project, City of London Corporation and British Geological Survey

Community Woodland Award: The Memorial Woodland, London Borough of Havering and Thames Chase Conservation Volunteers

Community Tree Award: Furze Green Tree Planting and Greening Project, Trees for Cities and LB Tower Hamlets, supported by The Queen’s Green Canopy

Acorn Award: Sarah Vaughan

Trees and Water Award: Enfield Chase Woodland Restoration Project

Tree & Woodland Planting Award: Hainault Forest Community Planting, The Woodland Trust 

Trees and Business Award: Yes Make 

The LTOA Individual Commitment Award: Dave Lofthouse

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Feminist Orchard, Parliament Hill School

London Young Tree Champion Award: Amar, Anna, Aurora, Ethan, Siddhanth

London Urban Forest Award: Lesnes Abbey Woods

Community Woodland Award: Spa Wood and London Wildlife Trust

London Borough Tree and Woodland Award: Croydon Council

London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: David Humphries, City of London

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Woolmore Primary School & Trees for Cities

Trees and Water Award: Seagrave Road, Hammersmith & Fulham Council

Community Tree Award: Street Trees for Living

Tree and Business Award: Planet and People, Trees for Cities & Moju

Acorn Award: Greg Packman

Lockdown London Award Finalists: Rachel Summers, Tree Talk & the Urban Tree Festival

Lockdown London Award Winners: Urban Tree Festival

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Planting Healthy Air Project, Trees for Cities in partnership with St Paul's CE Primary School and Hammersmith & Fulham Council

London Borough Tree and Woodland Award: Barnet Tree Policy, London Borough of Barnet

Highly commended: Woodland Management, London Borough of Croydon

London Wood Enterprise Award: Fallen and Felled

Trees and Business Award: Wates Treeathlon, Wates with TCV

Highly commended: Greening the City, Bloomberg with Trees for Cities

London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: Katrina Ramsey, Greater London Authority

Community Tree Award: Evelyn 200, DeptfordFolk

Highly commended: Street Trees for Living; Tree Musketeers

Acorn Award: Lesley Wertheimer

Highly commended: Paul Wood

Community Woodland Award: The Friends of Stambourne Woods

The London Tree and Woodland Awards were sponsored by the Woodland Trust, Bartlett Tree Experts, Coombe Forestry, Acres Wild Woodlands and Clear Channel.

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Crampton Primary & Normand Croft Community Schools, and The Orchard Project

The Borough Tree Award: Lesnes Abbey Woods, London Borough of Bexley

Trees & Business Award: London Fire Brigade, Braidwood Forest

The London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: Jerry Birtles

The Trees and Development Award: Trafalgar Place, Elephant & Castle Lendlease, Southwark Council & Treework Environmental Practice

The Acorn Award: Shaun Barrett

The Community Tree Award: Friends of Meath Gardens

The Community Woodland Award: WoodChips Conservation Volunteers

London Wood Enterprise Award: Goldfinch Furniture



A Special Award for Outstanding Commitment to London’s Urban Forest was given to Peter Wilkinson, who sadly passed away shortly after the Awards Panel agreed he richly deserved special recognition. His family received the award on Peter’s behalf.

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Friends of Pinner Village Gardens and Nower Hill High School

The Borough Tree Award: Sudbury Town, Barn Hill, Harlesden and Kensal Green Tree Planting Project, London Borough of Brent

Trees & Business Award: Cleaner Streets, Greener Streets, Smarter Cities, New World Payphones and Trees for Cities

The London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: David C Dowson

The Trees and Development Award: Wembley Park - Arena Square, Wembely Park Boulevard and Market Square (meantime planting), Quintain, London Borough of Brent, LDA Design, Randle Siddeley, Macfarlane and Assocs



The Acorn Award: Alona Sheridan and Mani Dhanda

The Community Tree Award: Dick Turpin Orchard and the Orchard Project

The Community Woodland Award: Managing Wick Woodland, Tree Musketeers & Hackney Marshes User Group

London Wood Enterprise Award: Woodberry Wetlands Roundhouse, London Wildlife Trust, UPS and Thames Water

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Willowdene School and the Urban Orchard Project

The London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: Rupert Bentley Walls

The Trees and Development Award: Making Space in Dalston, Barratt London, J & L Gibbons and London Borough of Hackney



The Acorn Award: Margaret Berger, Jan Hewlitt, Peter Leon and Anne Mayo – Gunnersbury Triangle LNR

The Community Tree Award: Brockley Society Tree Committee

The Community Woodland Award: King George's Field Urban Woodland, Trees for Cities, Unilever and London Borough of Ealing; Friends of Selsdon Wood

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Dormers Wells High School

The London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: Jim Smith

The Trees and Development Award: The Angel Building, Islington, Derwent London, J & L Gibbons, Alford Hall Monaghan Morris and London Borough of Islington



The Acorn Award: Eugene Clerkin

The Community Tree Award: Broomfield Community Orchard

The Community Woodland Award: Hillingdon Group of London Wildlife Trust

The Street Tree Award: Queensbridge Neighbours Tree Project

The Street Tree Award 2008-15: Trees for Cities Mayor of London Street Tree Programme 2008-15; A5 Edgware Road Tree Planting Project, London Borough of Barnet

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Transforming Well Wood

The London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: Al Smith

The RE: LEAF Acorn Award: Annie Chipchase

The Community Tree Award: The Hackney Tree People

The Community Woodland Award: Haringey Woodlands

The Street Tree Award: The Lane & Vale Tree Coalition

The RE:LEAF Creative Award: The Blue Tree Project, Trees for Cities and City of London

The Tree Council Trees and Learning Award: Tree and Woodland Inspired Literacy, The Garden Classroom

The London Tree Officers Association Individual Commitment Award: Paul Akers

The RE: LEAF Acorn Award: Mark Gazeleh

The Community Award: Friends of South Hill Wood and Kingswood Glen

The Street Tree Award: W1W Tree Planting Initiative

The RE:LEAF Creative Award: Ulmus Londinium, The Conservation Foundation

The RE:LEAF Urban Forestry Award: The Balfour Street Resident's Group, the Environmental Action Network and Forestbank