Trees are essential to public health and wellbeing, yet not everyone has good access to trees and their benefits where they live. Tree Equity Score UK is a map-based application that was created to help address disparities in urban tree distribution by identifying the areas in greatest need of people-focused investment in trees.
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Over 2 years in the making, Tree Equity Score UK is now available to towns and cities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
See how Tree Equity Score UK took shape in our new 5-minute documentary.
Tree Equity Score is available to most urban areas in the UK. The score sets a national standard in each UK country to help make the case for investment in areas with the greatest need.
Find your score for all urban neighbourhoods in the UK
Locate data to inform and support allocation of resources for trees
Inform Local Authority and regional strategies
Communicate the benefit to the community
The Woodland Trust is the UK's largest woodland conservation charity. By protecting ancient, veteran and valuable woods and trees; restoring native woods and trees to good health; and creating wildlife-rich woods and planting native trees; it hopes to create a world where woods and trees thrive for nature, climate and people.
The oldest national non-profit conservation organisation in the United States, American Forests creates healthy and resilient forests, from cities to large natural landscapes, that deliver essential benefits for climate, people, water and wildlife. American Forests pioneered the development of Tree Equity Score, first launched in the U.S. in 2021.
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is one of the world's foremost institutions for sustainable healthcare in research and practice. By sharing knowledge, skills and tools, it inspires and empowers all people in the health system to play their part in the transformation to a sustainable health service that supports our communities and natural world.
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