A northern UK footprint for partners headquartered or operating outside the South East. Community land restoration delivered to the UK Forestry Standard. The government-endorsed benchmark for sustainable woodland creation.
The Mersey Forest is built around two priorities: woodland on land people actually use, and a 30% canopy target across an area of 1.7 million people.
Planting goes into land in active community use, on public and private sites chosen with landowners and the local authority. Sites are picked for landscape, soil, biodiversity and local plans, all to the UK Forestry Standard, and prioritised where people will live alongside the woodland for decades.
The Mersey Forest is a partnership between local authorities, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and the Environment Agency, working towards 30% tree cover across Cheshire and Merseyside by 2050. Over ten million trees so far, and more than 50,000 people involved in the last decade.
Pair Mersey Forest's northern UK footprint with Atlas Park for North + South coverage, or with our international sites for a balanced programme.
Flagship · Verra-verified · 82% survival.
View →Native woodland visible from the QEII Bridge.
View →Terrestrial woodland by Lake Victoria.
View →Native terrestrial reforestation with Veritree.
View →Farmer-managed regeneration & food security.
View →Terrestrial woodland restoration with Veritree.
View →Replanting fire-damaged BC forest.
View →A PDF deep-dive on our sites. The deck covers methodology, species mix, partner profile, and monitoring data. Sent within one working day.
Direct your UK volume to Mersey Forest, or pair it with an international project for coverage your sustainability team can show off.
