Lloyds Banking Group’s decade long tree planting partnership with the Woodland Trust has reached the five million mark after five years.

The partnership launched in 2020 and aims to plant 10m trees in the UK over the partnership's ten-years.

All trees planted are native to the UK “and will help create havens for wildlife, boost biodiversity, and absorb harmful carbon dioxide form the air”, said Lloyds.

“Over their lifetimes, these 10 million trees could absorb as much as 2.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide – that’s about the same as a quarter of the emissions that come from UK homes every year.”

The trees are being planted in ten new “woods within woods” at existing Woodland Trust sites.

Six have already been established, including Glas-na-Bradan in Northern Ireland, Butterdean in East Lothian, Scotland, Yonder Oak Wood in the South West, The Black Horse wood in Leicestershire, Hayhills in Yorkshire, and the Heart Wood forest in Kent.

Karen Tighe, head of group community engagement at Lloyds Banking Group, said: “At the beginning of 2020, we began our partnership with the Woodland Trust to plant 10 million trees across the UK by 2030 to support the UK’s journey to net zero.

"Beyond their environmental impact, the trees are enhancing biodiversity, restoring habitats, and strengthening landscape connectivity across the country.

"It’s inspiring to see the progress we’ve made alongside landowners and farmers as work together to turn ambition into action and look to create lasting change for future generations."

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