page_title: Arbor Day
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Arbor Day / Around the world / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: English: Arbor Day, Rochester, Minnesota
context_page_description: Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
context_section_description: First mounted in 1975, National Tree Week is a celebration of the start of the winter tree planting season, usually at the end of November. Around a million trees are planted each year by schools, community organizations and local authorities.
  On 6 February 2020, Myerscough College in Lancashire, England, supported by the Arbor Day Foundation, celebrated the UK's first Arbor Day.
caption: Arbor Day community festival in Rochester, Minnesota
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