Mason Moore | Hinckley Reporter | 25 December 2025

THOUSANDS of free trees will be planted across Hinckley and Bosworth this winter.

It comes after residents, businesses, community groups, schools, and colleges collected theirs as part of the ‘free tree’ scheme which launched early October.

They were collected in Desford, Groby, and Hinckley, by the lucky recipients in late November.

Hinckley Council partnered with Hinckley and Rugby Building Society and The National Forest to offer them out, in a bid to make the borough “a greener place to be and to help fight climate change”.

More than 35,000 tree saplings and hedging were offered as part of the scheme including wild pear, rowan, hornbeam and crab apple trees, as well as five-meter hedging packs.

Coun. Martin Cartwright, Executive Member for Climate Change, said: “We were delighted to be able to once again team up with Hinckley and Rugby Building Society and the National Forest Company to offer this free tree and hedging scheme.

“The benefits of this scheme will last for years to come, helping to provide a more pleasurable greener, cleaner environment. They will increase the biodiversity in our borough and reduce the impact of climate change by absorbing carbon.

“Many children were very excited to collect and plant their trees nurturing them into the future.”

Barry Carter, CEO of Hinckley & Rugby Building Society, said: “We’re proud to once again be the lead sponsor of this outstanding initiative, reflecting our ongoing commitment to tackling climate change and enhancing our local environment.”