Privacy policy

This website is managed by the Woodland Trust, working in partnership with the Community Forest Trust and four of the Community Forests in the North of England – The Mersey Forest, City of Trees (Greater Manchester), the White Rose Forest and Humber Forest.

Your privacy is very important to us all. We think it’s important that you know how and why we collect, store and use your personal information. Our privacy policy explains all of this, and tells you what your rights are and how to contact us.

Changes to this privacy policy

We’ll update this privacy policy from time to time. We reserve the right to update it at any time, and we will provide you with a new privacy notice on this website when we make any substantial updates. This could be because we change how we use your information or if there are changes to the law.

Who are we?

Launched in 2018, the Northern Forest is an ambitious programme of transformational change. The aim is to establish at least 50 million new trees over 25 years, bringing existing woodlands into better management across 10,000 square miles of land stretching from Liverpool to Hull. Since the programme started, over 10 million new trees have been established.

What personal information do we collect and use?

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data). There are special categories of more sensitive personal data which require a higher level of protection.

Other than analytical data collected by our use of cookies (please refer to our cookie policy) this website does not collect, store or share your personal data. If you visit any of the Northern Forest partners' websites or contact them directly, then their privacy policies will apply and you should refer to them to find out how they use, collect, store and share your personal data.

What can you do if you have a complaint?

If you are not happy and wish to make a complaint, you can contact any of our Northern Forest partners. Further contact details can be located on each partners' website:

• the Woodland Trust privacy policy
• the Humber Forest website
• the City of Trees privacy policy
• The Mersey Forest privacy policy
• the White Rose Forest privacy statement
• the Community Forest Trust website.

This policy was last updated in June 2025.