# Free trees on offer from TCV & OVO Energy - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/11/08/free-trees-on-offer-from-tcv-ovo-energy/ - Published: 2019-11-08T09:10:59+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **TCV and OVO Energy are offering free trees to community groups to help them do their bit for the environment with applications open for the 2019/2020 I Dig Trees programme.** Anyone can apply for the free trees on behalf of community groups, schools, parklands, or any green space with public access providing they have the landowner’s permission and [TCV](https://www.tcv.org.uk/) and [OVO Energy](https://www.ovoenergy.com) are also offering tree planting events for volunteers up and down the UK. With the tree planting season starting this month, the [I Dig Trees Project](https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/i-dig-trees#volunteer) is now in its fifth year, and has 350,000 trees available for planting this season, which will take it to over one million trees distributed across the UK so far. ## Advertisement   > [#IDigTrees](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDigTrees?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [@TCVtweets](https://twitter.com/TCVtweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & [@OVOEnergy](https://twitter.com/OVOEnergy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > are on a mission to help local communities plant one million carbon-busting [#trees](https://twitter.com/hashtag/trees?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > by the end of the 2019-20 [#tree](https://twitter.com/hashtag/tree?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > planting season – Grab your FREE trees & make a difference…[https://t.co/JIjWfuA6nf](https://t.co/JIjWfuA6nf) > [#WhatWeCanDo](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhatWeCanDo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [pic.twitter.com/0gg780cow6](https://t.co/0gg780cow6) > — The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) (@TCVtweets) [October 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/TCVtweets/status/1184787015457525760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)   To get the trees, which are available in packs of 50, community groups need to [register on the TCV site](https://www.tcv.org.uk/communities/i-dig-trees#nominate). The tree packs are predetermined with varieties that best suit a particular growing environment and all are recommended UK varieties. The packs on offer are:  Pack 1. Parkland. 10 x English Oak, 10 x Common Alder, 10 x Beech (common), 10 x Silver Birch and 10 x Hornbeam Pack 2. Large Garden. 10 x Downy Birch, 10 x Mountain Ash/Rowan, 10 x Sessile Oak, 10 x Wild Cherry, and 10 x Field Maple Pack 3. Small Garden. 10 x Mountain Ash/Rowan, 10 x Bird Cherry, 10 x Hazel, 10 x Common Crab Apple and 10 x Grey Willow Pack 4. Wildlife & Shrubs. 50 trees – a mix of Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Common Dogwood and Goat Willow (This pack contains some hedgerow varieties, but is not a pure hedgerow pack) Orders are limited to a maximum of 19 packs – 950 trees – in total. * **[Yeo Valley opens applications for free charity fundraising dinners](https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/11/11/yeo-valley-opens-applications-for-free-charity-fundraising-dinners/)**( 11 November 2019) * **[Centre for Philanthropy launches free fundraising course online](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/05/28/centre-for-philanthropy-launches-free-fundraising-course-online/)**( 28 May 2020) * **[Data Collective launches to offer free support for social sector](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/11/25/data-collective-launches-free-data-support-social-sector/)**( 25 November 2020) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)