Stories
Check out our latest news, case studies and interviews, as well as educational pieces on all things urban trees.
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Intreeducing: The Beech
Intreeducing her highness the majestic Beech, wise and learned Queen of the forest.
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Why do we plant trees in winter?
Planting trees isn’t as straightforward as you might think. Here we answer your most frequently asked questions.
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Volunteer Stories: My day of volunteering with Trees for Cities
Christopher Hall from People's Postcode Lottery tells his story of volunteering with us in Edinburgh, where he learnt a lot about trees' impact on the environment – and on himself.
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Help us plant 25,000 trees in London!
Roll up your sleeves and get involved in London’s biggest ever tree planting weekend.
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The Lost Words: A Spell-Book
Support our crowdfunder project to bring The Lost Words to every London state primary school.
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Intreeducing: the Alder – a super hero tree pioneer!
The Alder is a pillar of the tree community, supporting the survival of other species, and providing shelter to animals and humans too.
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Is this Liverpool's healthiest school?
From a vegetable vending machine to four-year old aspiring radish chefs - this Liverpool school is making the most of their Edible Playground.
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Zero Waste: how to dash the trash
It’s all over social media and the blogosphere, but how easy is it to go Zero Waste? For #ZeroWasteWeek, we’re examining 5 easy ways to dash the trash.
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Back to School: advice for growing in September
In our new series, our Edible Playgrounds team shares their knowledge of planting and growing, and learning outside. Take note!
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WATCH: Our first ever flash mob!
Trees for Cities took on King's Cross for a special performance of 'musical trees' in front of a large (though unsuspecting) audience. This is how it went down.
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A new Edible Playground is born at Olga Primary
Linda Ewers, head teacher at Olga Primary School talks to us about their recently launched Edible Playground, and how the school have embraced it as an exciting place to learn.
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Intreeducing: Magical Hawthorn
In our new series we take a closer look at the tree species we see around us every day, dig up their colourful past and look for secrets beneath their leaves. Meet the Hawthorn.