Events
Looking to get involved?
Whether you’re an individual or a community group, we have lots of ways to get your hands dirty with City of Trees. Below you will find all of our upcoming volunteering opportunities and events across Greater Manchester – please take a moment to explore all of the details and remember to check back as we regularly add new events. If you are a business looking to get involved, please visit our take action page.
October 30, 2026
11:00 am
Apple Day, Longford Park, Trafford
Longford Park Ryebank Road Stretford M21 9TA
November 5, 2026
10:00 am
Citizen Forester Pocket Woodland Management at Lostock Park, Trafford
Lostock Park, Curzon Rd, Lostock, Stretford, Manchester M32 9TW
November 20, 2026
10:00 am
Citizen Forester Woodland Management at Stretford Meadows, Trafford
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
December 4, 2026
10:00 am
Citizen Forester Woodland Management at Nansen Park, Trafford
Nansen Park, Trafford
December 7, 2026
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: Tree Maintenance at Stretford Meadows
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
December 21, 2026
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: Street Trees and Standards at Longford Park
Longford Park, Ryebank Rd, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Stretford, Manchester M21 9TA
January 11, 2027
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: Woodland Management at Stretford Meadows
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
January 14, 2027
3:30 pm
Citizen Forester Woodland Management at Broadway Park, Trafford
Broadway Park, Broadway, Urmston, Manchester M41 7WJ
January 25, 2027
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: Woodland Management at Stretford Meadows
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
February 8, 2027
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: Woodland Management at Stretford Meadows
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
February 22, 2027
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: Invasive Species Management at Stretford Meadows
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
March 8, 2027
10:00 am
Seeds of Change: BioBlitz at Stretford Meadows
Stretford Meadows, Stretford, Manchester M41 9WG
Frequently Asked Questions
We provide all the tools and materials you’ll need, including gloves. There will be a briefing at the start of the day, so you don’t need to prepare anything in advance.
Yes! If you are staying all day, please bring along your lunch for our break halfway through the day. We will provide tea, coffee, water and biscuits to keep you going through the day!
We usually go ahead whatever the weather, we would only reschedule in extreme circumstances. If it’s really bad we will make a judgement call the day before or on the day of the event.