Welcome to Part 2 of our in-depth look at the new trees delivered in the 2025/26 planting season. In Part 1 we covered taxonomy (the science of classifying trees) and listed our new saplings by numbers: how many new plantings there were for each street in Herne Hill, how many of each species were planted, and which species were climate-safe. Below we're listing each tree by its scientific niche: the wide family it belongs to, its narrower genus, or group of related trees, its

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...

Springtime is finally here. The temperature is slowly rising, blue skies are cautiously returning and the sun is getting just strong...

The skies are blue and the sun is shining, but it’s been a harsh spring and summer for our street trees. As we write, the Met Office is...

Spring seems to have arrived in earnest in the first week of March, with longer days, bluer skies, temperatures in double figures and the...

The days are finally getting longer and - although it might not feel like it - spring is definitely around the corner. Tree buds are...

We’re well into autumn now, and the seasonal colours are coming along nicely. Burbage Road, Stradella Road and Winterbrook Road are all...

It's been a long time coming but springtime is finally upon us. The warmer air and the longer days mean buds are swelling and blossom is...