It's the end of November, and as we pass from autumn into winter most of our trees have shed their leaves and look a bit sorry for themselves. But if you peek beyond the bare branches and the leaden skies you'll still find patches of colour and variety and unmistakable signs that spring is just around the corner. Just two months to go before we start seeing blossom again! We've spent a few days walking around the neighbourhood in the past month, taking pictures of interesting

2024 is shaping up to be a really good year for autumn colours. Triggered by the recent cold nights, the emblematic sweet gums  of...

In this blog Herne Hill Tree Watch is doing a little bit of amateur phenology. That's the science of changes that plants and animals...

Climate change has brought turbulence to our natural seasons and we can clearly see the impact on our street trees. The hottest ever...

Autumn 2023 has taken a long time to arrive, but at last it’s here. Going by the Met Office seasonal calendar, which takes September to...

Just a few days ago we experienced the warmest Armistice Day (November 11) ever, a troubling portent of what lies ahead. “The past eight...

You may have noticed a lot of new trees appearing on the slopes of Herne Hill this month - not just on the Southwark side but over the...

Autumn has arrived on our doorsteps a couple of weeks early, hastened by the cold, sunny spring and the wet summer. The liquidambars...

We’ve had a superb autumn show on the streets of Herne Hill, and while the heavy rain and strong winds of late October have stripped away...

We’d hoped to be able to bring you news in this issue of the council’s plans for the November-March tree planting season, but...