Collect your free trees and hedging

The trees are very small (20cm to 60cm each) so can easily be collected on foot. They are also small enough to be easily carried on public transport, but you will need to make sure they don’t get damaged in transit. Larger amounts of hedging may require a car or a couple of people to carry home.

If you can bring a bucket, a pot, or a reused bag to collect your tree, that would be appreciated. If not, we will provide paper bags.

We will email you to confirm your order and then to remind you of the collection day. You don’t need to print these emails but it would be helpful if you could have them available on a smartphone, in case of any queries.

If you can’t collect your trees yourself, you can ask someone else to attend. Please make sure they know the name and address on the order form, and what has been ordered.

Collection locations

Your collection location will be on your booking confirmation email. There are three different locations.

Hinckley:

• Location: Argents Mead, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 1FL
• Date/time: Saturday 22 November, 9am to 12 noon
• Collection point: By the steps to the leisure centre entrance
• Further information: Argents Mead is close to the bus station and central for those who can walk or cycle into town. There are several pay-and-display car parks close by, and free on-street parking is also available close by

Desford:

• Location: Desford Library Community Hub, Main Street, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JP 
• Date/time: Saturday 22 November, 1:30pm to 3pm
• Further information: The library is in the centre of the village. There is a car park for collections, please try to walk if you live locally or car share with someone else collecting trees.

Groby: 

• Location: Co-op store, Laundon Way, Groby, Leicester,  LE6 0YG
• Date/time: Saturday 22 November, 1:30pm to 3pm
• Further information:  The Co-op store is on Laundon Way close to the village centre. If you are able to, please walk to reduce your carbon footprint or car share with someone else collecting trees.

Missed collections

If you miss your collection, please complete our green spaces contact form providing your name, address and, if possible, your booking reference number. Your order will then be available to collect on Friday 28 November from the council depot at the Jubilee Building, Unit B, Fleming Road, Hinckley LE10 3DU between 8am and 4pm.

All uncollected trees after this date will be planted on our green spaces. 

Further information

Hopefully, we will be able to run this scheme again in 2026.

Alternatively, there are many online suppliers of cell grown trees (trees planted from seed in a small container) which you can purchase for a small fee. For example the Woodland Trust online shop (woodlandtrust.org)

For further information on how to get and plant more trees, visit want to plant more trees?

Last updated: 23/09/2025 13:44