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

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...