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Summer 2025: Trees under stress
It's the first day of August, and the heavy rains of the past few weeks have finally broken the long heatwave. For some of our young...


Winter 2023/24: Weathering storms
Climate change has brought turbulence to our natural seasons and we can clearly see the impact on our street trees. The hottest ever...


November 2022: Autumn postcards
Just a few days ago we experienced the warmest Armistice Day (November 11) ever, a troubling portent of what lies ahead. “The past eight...


September 2022: The maple lineup
Depending on which calculation you choose, autumn has either already arrived or will be here in a fortnight’s time. ‘Meteorological...


December 2021: Vintage planes
Winter is just around the corner but quite a few of our street trees seem determined to wear their colourful autumn cloaks for as long as...


November 2021: Future-proofing
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...


October 2021: Magnolia Ave SE24
We’re well into autumn now, and the seasonal colours are coming along nicely. Burbage Road, Stradella Road and Winterbrook Road are all...


January 2021: Planting speeds up
To cheer you up during your daily lockdown exercise we’ve got 13 beautiful new street trees to admire (well, they will be beautiful when...


September 2020: Into autumn
Autumn is upon us (by the meteorological calendar, at least) and our street trees are already changing colour. Limes and birches are...


June 2020: Work teams are back
As the lockdown eases a little, we’ve had some great news from the council: we can start going out volunteering in small groups again....


April 2020: Under lockdown
We hope that you’re all in good health, coping well with the lockdown and enjoying this glorious spring. As you can appreciate, our...