2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Does the council have a target to increase tree cover and is a tree management plan agreed as they grow?

Question code
5.5
Section
Biodiversity
Topic
Tree Cover
Source
Volunteer Research
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Criteria met if the council has a target to increase tree cover which has been included in the Biodiversity Action Plan and/or Tree Strategy, provided the council has agreed a tree management plan that details how new trees will be irrigated and cared for.

Clarifications

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Question performance by council type

Points distribution district councils

0 points

133 district councils

1 point

31 district councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling district councils

1616
councils scored higher in 2025
99
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence district councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Arun District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Ashford Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Basildon Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Broxtowe Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Cambridge City Council1/1--
Chelmsford City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Chorley Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Exeter City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Folkestone and Hythe District Council1/1▲ 1
Huntingdonshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Ipswich Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Lichfield District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Maidstone Borough Council1/1--
Mansfield District Council1/1▲ 1
Mid Devon District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Mid Sussex District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
North Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council1/1▲ 1
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
South Kesteven District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
St Albans City and District Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Stevenage Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Watford Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Waverley Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Welwyn Hatfield Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
West Suffolk Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Winchester City Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/1--
Worthing Borough Council
Score 2025
1/1
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/1▲ 1
Adur District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Amber Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ashfield District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Babergh District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Bassetlaw District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Blaby District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bolsover District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Borough of Broxbourne
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Boston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Braintree District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Breckland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Brentwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Broadland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Bromsgrove District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Burnley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cannock Chase District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Canterbury City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Castle Point Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Charnwood Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Cheltenham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cherwell District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Chesterfield Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Chichester District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
City of Lincoln Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Colchester Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Cotswold District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Crawley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Dacorum Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dartford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1No evidence found
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Dover District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Eastbourne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
East Devon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Hampshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Hertfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Eastleigh Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
East Suffolk Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Elmbridge Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epping Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Erewash Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fareham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Fenland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Forest of Dean District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Fylde Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gedling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gloucester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gosport Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Gravesham Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Guildford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Harborough District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Harlow Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hart District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Hastings Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Havant Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hertsmere Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
High Peak Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Horsham District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Hyndburn Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lancaster City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Lewes District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Maldon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Malvern Hills District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Melton Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mid Suffolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Mole Valley District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Newcastle-Under-Lyme District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
New Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Devon Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North East Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
North Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
North West Leicestershire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Norwich City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Oxford City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Pendle Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Preston City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Redditch Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rochford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rossendale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rother District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Rugby Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Runnymede Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Rushmoor Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Sevenoaks District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Derbyshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Hams District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Holland District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
South Norfolk District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Ribble Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
South Staffordshire Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Spelthorne Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stafford Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Stroud District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Swale Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tamworth Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tandridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Teignbridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tendring District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Test Valley Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Thanet District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Three Rivers District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Torridge District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Uttlesford District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Vale of White Horse District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Warwick District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wealden District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Devon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Lancashire Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
West Lindsey District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
West Oxfordshire District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Woking Borough Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/1▼ -1Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Worcester City Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wychavon District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--No evidence found
Wyre Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria
Wyre Forest District Council
Score 2025
0/1
2023 Difference
--
0/1--Evidence doesn't meet criteria