Tree Wardens
The Clyde Climate Forest has started a tree maintenance programme across the City Region to look after the more than 10,000 urban trees planted to date.
Our new Community Volunteer Coordinator co-ordinates and manages a team of volunteer Tree Wardens, who will help in the creation and monitoring of tree planting projects, general maintenance and management of tree planting sites.
The program will forms part of the Tree Councils UK wide Tree Warden Program with Future Woodlands Scotland providing 50% of the funding for this program for the next 3 years. Match funding is provided by Scottish Forestry, TCV, and GAT. The Community Volunteer Coordinator is hosted by TCV and reports back to each of the eight local authorities in the CCF area.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Tree Warden you can contact: laura.salvage@tcv.org.uk
Become a volunteer tree warden
Overview
As a Tree Warden, you can help us to plant trees across our 16 'Target Neighbourhoods' in urban parts of Glasgow City Region which have low levels of existing tree canopy cover and are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
You'll be tasked with monitoring the progress of some of the 10,000 trees already planted across the region. This may be in specific sites, or in your local neighbourhood.
Benefits
There are so many benefits to becoming a tree warden, here are a few:
discover more about tree planting, management, recording and protection
work in the great outdoors
learn new skills and get access to training
meet new people and potentially join new community groups
How you can help
As a tree warden you can:
plant and care for trees
manage local woods
survey trees
lead guided walks
encourage others to value trees
What our Tree Wardens say
Testimonial
Meet Fiona
"I have always been interested in the natural world and the environment but having worked full-time in offices all my life I have never really got as involved as I would have liked. Being retired now, I can dedicate some of my time to this sort of activity. It is nice to be able to contribute something positive to the environment"
Testimonial
Meet Tony
"In the six months I have been a Tree Warden I have been involved in a variety of activities including new tree planting and surveying and maintenance of existing trees. I have also received training to develop of my Tree Warden skills including tree identification, tree pests and diseases and fruit tree pruning and grafting."
Volunteer with us
You can apply to become a volunteer Tree Warden in your area, see the map on the left for the locations we are currently working in or visit our target neighbourhoods page to learn more.
Tree Wardens are vital to the creation of new planting schemes and to the maintenance of existing trees which can, for one reason or another, require a little bit of help to survive. As a Tree Warden you’ll be offered training, support and opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge as well as doing a really important thing for your local community and for nature.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Tree Warden you can contact: laura.salvage@tcv.org.uk
Become a Tree Warden
Learn more in our leaflet below. Contact us if you are interested in expanding your skills, getting trained up and helping to improve your local environment.
Partner Focus
Host Partner
TCV
Hosting the Urban Tree Canopy Co-ordinator role
Utilizing TCV's skills, knowledge and experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
Skills Partner
Tree Council
The program is part of the Tree Councils UK wide Tree Warden Program
Linking with other Tree Warden Programs across Scotland in Fife and Perth
Funding Partner
Future Woodlands Scotland
Providing 50% of the funding for this program for the next 3 years.
Providing support for the initiative
Funding Partner
Scottish Forestry
Providing funding
Providing support for the initiative
Funding Partner
Green Action Trust
Providing funding
Helping to deliver the initiative
Get involved
Are you an community, business or landowner who wants to get involved?
Contact Us
If you have an enquiry about our project, contact us.