Tree planting Winter 2026

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:22:01 Z

For the last few years, Curo has worked with local charity More Trees to improve our estates green spaces, by creating homes and food for wildlife, as well as places for the community to enjoy.

In February, representatives from Curo and More Trees came together to plant more than 600 saplings on Whiteway Green. The saplings were grown by volunteers from More Trees, who forage for seeds each year and then sew and cultivate them in their nurseries around Bath and Keynsham, until they are big enough to be planted.

The new plants have filled in the gaps between existing pockets of trees and shrubs, to help create a safe passage for animals to move around, as well as food and homes for wildlife.

Curo Arboriculturalist Danny Earle said: “There’s a huge amount of potential here. There’s pockets of vegetation, but they are sparse in places and there’s big open patches of green land between them, so wildlife struggles to move around and find new habitats and food sources.

We’ve planted around 20 different native British species here, in a real range of different sizes and different colours. There are flowering shrubs which are great for bees and butterflies, fruit trees such as Cherry trees, Apples, Rowans, Oaks and Pines, which will produce food for birds and mammals, and thorny species like hawthorn and blackthorn which make for amazing habitats.

Some non-native species were selected for their exceptional beauty, such as Liquidambar styraciflua Lane Roberts (Sweetgums), Pyrus calleryana Redspire (Callery Pear) and Betula utilis jacquemontii Snow Queen (Silver Birch Snow Queen).”

These trees will join our forest of over 8,500 trees growing across Curo’s estates and continue our commitment to nurturing our green spaces on our doorstep.

Curo Arboriculturalist Danny, and Emma from More Trees BANES tell us about the tree planting project at Whiteway Green:

See more about the great work More Trees do here https://moretrees.earth/

Winter tree planting 2025

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 11:55:19 Z

More than 1,500 small trees and shrubs have been planted on Curo land in Bath this winter.

Curo once again partnered with More Trees BANES to create mini-forests and hedgerows on two green spaces in the city.

Representatives from Curo and More Trees BANES were joined by councillors and community volunteers at four planting days at Holcombe Green and Oval Park on 25 and 26 February and 5 and 6 March.

Volunteers helped with the planting

All of the trees and shrubs are British native species that have been grown from seeds collected in or around Bath, and include a mix of flowers, fruit-, and nut-producing plants which will provide food and shelter for insects, animals and birds.

Community groups, schools and volunteers with the support of More Trees BANES, cultivated the seeds into saplings which could then be planted outdoors.

Curo’s Senior Arboriculturalist and Contracts Manager, Gordon Stuart, said: “This work is an important part of Curo’s commitment to sustainability. It’s so important for us to plant trees as they provide a myriad of environmental improvements for us as humans, and for animals.

“Most importantly, trees provide oxygen. They also help to limit the fluctuations in climate which is vital as we see more and more effects of global warming.

“These mini forests will provide habitats for native wildlife, as well as green corridors which allow animals to safely move around the city.

“We’ll be closely monitoring the new plantings until they are well established, and then there will be a management plan in place to make sure that they are well maintained and can continue to provide benefit into the future.

“We are very grateful for the support from More Trees BANES to help us improve our green spaces. Working as part of community is very important to everyone at Curo, and the tree plantings are a great example of successful community collaborations.”

Curo's Senior Arboriculturalist and Contracts Manager, with Richard Higgs, Director of More Trees BANES

Richard Higgs, Director of More Trees BANES, said: “At More Trees BANES we like to plant in places where our trees are going to have the biggest impact. We are very pleased to be able to work with Curo to put trees in areas that we think will benefit the community by providing places to connect with nature.

“The trees will blossom in spring, provide shade in the summer and become a beautiful colour in autumn. They bear fruit, and are home to wildlife. Trees are a part of everyone’s life, and we believe that by creating little woodlands like these, we’re improving people’s lives. Life is better with trees.”

Curo has more than 8,500 trees across its communal estate areas. In addition to these planting sessions, another 130 larger trees have been planted as part of our planting programme.

The planting at Oval Park builds on the success of last year, when the first stage of the mini forest was planted.

Holcombe Green is a new planting site. When choosing areas to become mini-forests we take into account many different factors, including making sure that communities still have access to open green spaces. At Holcombe Green, there are other Curo-owned grassed areas nearby – further down Holcombe Green and along Eastfield Avenue/Brookfield Park – that will continue to be available for outdoor sport and community use.

All the planting has been set back from the road to make sure that it doesn’t impact visibility for traffic, and plenty of space has been left for the path that runs across the area.

All our tree shelters and mulch mats are fully bio-degradable and our woodchip has been sourced locally from other works on the wider Curo Estate.

All planting projects will continue to be managed following our estate standard guidelines and our tree procedure, promoting good establishment and benefit into the future.

If you have any questions about our planting schemes, please contact the Estates team on estates@curo-group.co.u k.

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