Collective Climate Repair

Collective Climate Repair is a UK-wide project demonstrating how working with plants and water offers accessible opportunities to cool and calm the climate.

Led by Sensory Trust, the project is a partnership with Trees for Cities, Edinburgh University, National Wildflower Centre and a network of community and environmental collaborators. 

The project responds to exciting science that shows how working with plants to repair the water cycle opens up climate actions that are cheaper, faster and widely adoptable. Plants are natural climate repairers. Every day, they use water and the sun’s energy to regulate our climate and keep us cool. By focusing on water, in addition to carbon, scientists believe that real change is possible within a decade.  

As the London delivery partner, Trees for Cities is leading a programme of community engagement, tree planting, and environmental monitoring.  Each year, we’re working with three groups from underrepresented communities - including Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, blind and partially sighted people, and neurodivergent individuals. Together, we co-host hands-on workshops, where participants learn about the water cycle, tree care, and how biodiversity can cool our towns and cities. 

a child wearing headphones laying on the grass next to some freshly planted baby trees
Climate Repair and tree planting workshop in Croydon

Upcoming Collective Climate Repair Events

  • Urban Tree Festival 2025

    1pm, 14th May in Kennington Park, London

Trees for Cities and Sensory Trust are leading an Accessible Guided Tree Walk in Kennington Park. For more information on how to join this event, please visit the Urban Tree Festival website, or get in touch with community@treesforcities.org.

  • Kew Gardens Community Open Week 2025

    Thursday 15th May

We will be hosting a stall of activities on the Thursday of the Kew Gardens Community Open Week, which is the Relaxed Day designed for visitors who need a calmer environment and/or visitors who are planning to attend specific activities due to accessibility requirements. The event is open to community groups new to Kew Gardens and existing Community Access Scheme members.  For more information, please visit the Kew Gardens website.

Stay in the know

For more information on Collective Climate Repair, head over to the Sensory Trust website.

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3 children at a planting day talking to an adult volunteer at a table
Young attendees at a Sensory Trust stall at one of our planting days