The Tiverton Tree Team began in September 2019, with the aim of planting 1000 trees in and around Tiverton during the winter of 2019/20. The hope was to engage as many people as possible in positive action to tackle the climate crisis and reverse the loss of biodiversity.

The new group advertised for people, land and money, and were amazed by the response! In a week at the end of October there were planting events at eight sites, including four schools where children planted several hundred tree seeds for the future.

By the end of March 2020, Tiverton Tree Team had:

• worked on more than a dozen sites, many of them public and community sites
• received donations of over £4,000 plus over 1000 trees and tree guards
• engaged over 100 volunteers, often 80 turning up on a single day
• sown around 500 tree seeds, and most importantly planted 4,650 trees!

Later on that year through a collaboration with Mid Devon District Council  the Tiverton Tree Team planted a Community Orchard on community land along the banks of River Exe on the outskirts of the town. The orchard contains 30 different varieties of heritage apple trees and a few pears edged with soft fruit bushes. The Orchard was completed and opened in 2022 and is a community resource for all.

The Tree Team are planning new initiatives for the next growing season.