Sir Muir Gray speaks at the launch of the NHS Forest at Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool, in October 2009.

There are 1.3 million employees in the NHS and the NHS Forest will have 1.3 million mature trees in twenty years’ time.  The Forest will consist of trees on every NHS campus and in the local surrounding area, giving an excellent opportunity for involvement from the wider community and contributing to what has been called the Natural Health Service, namely the presence of trees, bushes, flowers, birds and butterflies on every campus, of great benefit to both patients and staff.

Find out more from www.nhsforest.org