Queen's Green Canopy

The Queen’s Green Canopy in Suffolk

Across the nation, in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, people will be planting trees to form what is being called ‘The Queen’s Green Canopy’.

In Suffolk we are linking up existing woodland with the planting of new trees and hedges to connect our communities and encourage natural corridors for biodiversity. Together we hope to plant a tree for every resident.

Communities, charities, schools, youth groups, councils and landowners can create a lasting legacy that will enhance our environment and the landscape, for generations to come. The campaign will encourage the planting of healthy native trees and hedges that can thrive in their environments.

Here in Suffolk, everyone is invited to take part in creating this gift to the county as a special celebration of Her Majesty through a programme led by Suffolk Lieutenancy and expert partners.

How can you get involved?

We want to ensure that everyone in Suffolk can Plant a Tree for the Jubilee, directly or through someone else. If you, as an individual or part of an organisation, are interested, our partners can advise or help you plant new and maintain existing trees and hedges as single specimens, small copses, woods or forests in rural and urban settings.

You do not have to be a landowner to join in. There are potential locations throughout the county: your parish council and local church may know of sites, and the Tree Warden network can help in around 200 villages. So every community can find a way to take part. For advice on your own circumstances, please select the appropriate project partner from those given below and they will point you in the right direction.

It may be that you would prefer to make a donation in support of tree planting: for this, the Suffolk Community Foundation has established a Suffolk Canopy Fund. How will this be recorded? Every one of the trees and hedges planted in Suffolk for this scheme can be recorded through an online database. The national Queen’s Green Canopy campaign will also make plaques available for a fee, which you might like in order to provide a long-term physical marker. Further details of this will follow later in 2021.