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

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting chilly, but it's too early to say for sure that summer is almost over. If you...

It's late July, the middle of summer. The flowering frenzy of springtime seems a long time ago, and there are still a couple of months to...

Our weather is still very unpredictable, but the sun and rain in early July have given our street trees a welcome growth spurt. Look...

Welcome to our first newsletter of the summer. First, a note about ambitious planting targets - globally and closer to home. Trillion...