Legacy forests
We’d love you to be a part of our amazing 2022 acres of forests for the Commonwealth Games
As Birmingham 2022’s Official Nature and Carbon Neutral Supporter, we’re creating Commonwealth Games Legacy Forest (2,022 acres!) that will celebrate 2022, the year of the Games, and leave a lasting legacy of environmental and social sustainability for a greener Midlands and our region.
We need help from landowners to donate suitable land to help us achieve this bold but hugely beneficial ambition for the health and wellbeing of our region and communities. And our environmental commitments make us a great partner to do this.
The 2,022 acres of forest will be planted in many locations in and around the Midlands, which will help the Birmingham 2022 Games in their pledge to become the first ever carbon neutral Commonwealth Games, by offsetting the residual carbon dioxide generated by Games. They will also help us with our goal of planting 1.3million trees and improving nature across our region.
As well as creating habitats for wildlife, many of these forests will also give better access to green spaces for our communities.
Tiny Forests
We'll also be creating 72 Tiny Forests in urban areas across the West Midlands to celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Each Tiny Forest (which is roughly the size of a tennis court) will link to each one of the nations competing at the Games.
We are looking for schools and community groups to host a Tiny Forest and create amazing green urban spaces. Working with our nature partners, the trees will be provided for free as part of this project, as well as expert advice and support to plant them.
These 72 Tiny Forests will:
- Bring green spaces to urban areas
- Support nature-based outdoor learning
- Create new habitats for wildlife
- Provide everyone with green space to enjoy and reconnect with nature
To get involved you'll need:
- Permission from the land owner
- Land the size of a tennis court (around 200m2)
Contributing your land to the Legacy or host a Tiny Forest
Legacy Forests: We want to begin creating the forest before the Games open, in summer 2022. To plant the trees for these forests, we need help from landowners to make suitable land available. We’re not looking to buy the land, we’re simply looking for people who would like to contribute or donate their land to this community project.
Tiny Forests: We're looking school or local groups to host a small forest on your school site or community space and help to us plant these trees, working with our nature partners.
Ready to get involved?
If you’d like to contribute or host some of your land and play a part in creating these special forests, simply fill in your details and enrol your land and a member of our Forest Delivery Team will contact you within 72 hours of registering, to chat about how we can work together. You can also get in contact with us via the email address on this page to ask any questions you might have.
Be part of something special by planting trees for your community
We're also looking for willing volunteers to help us plant our 2022 acres of Legacy Forest (located across the Midlands)