Our much-loved Christmas Tree Collection is back for 2027!

Registration opens in November 2026

In partnership with Just Helping, we’ll be collecting trees from Friday 15 January until Monday 18 January across Bath and North East Somerset and parts of Somerset and Wiltshire, in the following postcodes:

Wiltshire

BA12, BA13, BA14, BA15

SN11, SN12, SN13, SN14, SN15, SN16

Somerset (including Bath & North East Somerset)

BA1, BA2, BA3, BA4, BA11

BS31, BS39, BS40

Volunteers needed to support our 2027 collection!

We’re on the hunt for a team of volunteers to support our Christmas Tree Collection. Whether you can give a few hours or multiple days, we need you!

We’re looking for: administration volunteers, tree collection volunteers, chipping site volunteers and van driver volunteers. Download our information PDFs for each volunteer role below.

You can also email christmastrees@dorothyhouse-hospice.org.uk to find out more about volunteering.

Sign up to volunteer
Refreshment volunteer information

Links & Downloads

Administration volunteer information

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Chipping site volunteer information

Links & Downloads

Tree collection volunteer information

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Van driver volunteer information

Links & Downloads

How does the Christmas Tree Collection work?

Your tree is collected from your doorstep

This means you can avoid getting pine needles in the car, and save time and fuel costs by not queueing at the tip.

It's run by our incredible volunteers!

We galvanise our incredible team of volunteers who give up their time and lend their vehicles to collect trees. They really are amazing and we couldn’t do it without them!

Your tree is responsibly recycled

Every tree is responsibly recycled, saving tons of carbon from our atmosphere! Fun Fact: A 2 metre real Christmas tree with no roots has a carbon footprint of 16kg CO2e if it ends up in landfill. We collected over 6,000 trees in January 2026…that’s a lot of carbon reduction!

Supporting agricultural spaces and parks across the community

We partner with wood chipping companies who donate their equipment and time to chip the trees. Wood chippings are used over agricultural spaces, gardens and public parks across our wonderful community. Some trees do get used as shelter and layering for farming animals too.

 

Positive environmental impact

In 2024, 2025 and 2026, we used our chippings to create pathways for our nature trail, as well as mulch for the ground around our firefly installation. Wood chippings often suppress weeds and reduces the need for weed killer.

Your donation supports our care delivery

Finally, all the generous donations received support the vital work of Dorothy House, enabling us to continue to support patients and their families.

More details coming soon on how to register your tree!

Keep your eyes peeled in November to find out more about registering your tree.

When you support our Christmas Tree Collection, you’re helping us deliver compassionate end of life care across our community when it matters most. Every donation helps Dorothy House provide specialist care, practical support and comfort for local people with a terminal illness and those closest to them.