We are a friendly group of volunteers with a shared objective of Planting, Protecting and Promoting Trees in Dorset. We work with communities, conservation organisations, schools and landowners to expand tree coverage in the County.

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Trees for Dorset was founded as an independent charity in 2009, when the Dorset Branch of the International Tree Foundation (ITF) was dissolved.

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The ethos and objectives of Trees for Dorset remain those laid down by Richard St. Barbe Baker  when he founded “The Men of the Trees” in 1934. His aim was to promote, protect and plant trees whenever and wherever a need or opportunity arose.

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Many organisations have developed from his original work, contributing to tree planting in Britain and around the world.​