Stories
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Celebrate International Day of Forests with poetree!
21 March 2021
We're thrilled to announce the winners of our PoeTree competition, honouring our connection to urban trees. Check them out below!
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Give a Mother's Day gift that will keep on giving
5 March 2021
Mothers and trees are really quite similar: they both protect us, feed us and make us happier. This Mother's Day, why not donate on behalf of your mum and help us plant more trees?
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Time to go catkin spotting
1 March 2021
Out in our green spaces the first signs of spring are starting to glimmer. Snowdrops and daffodils and lambs’ tails.
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Join our 'Poetree' competition
28 February 2021
There's something about nature that brings out the poet in us. We'd love to hear you best nature poetry - get involved and win some fab prizes!
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How trees adopt unique ways to protect themselves
26 February 2021
We've asked our tree experts to share their best tree facts! First up: how trees have found ingenious ways of protecting themselves against threat.
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The mysterious Ogham
1 February 2021
Learn all about the ogham, also known as the Celtic tree alphabet!
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Planting healthy air for city kids
30 January 2021
“Since the planting has taken place, the air that we breathe seems more healthy.” Check out our Planting Healthy Air programme!
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COVID-19 update statement
29 January 2021
In light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, our primary responsibility is to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our staff, volunteers, partners and the general public.
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Going toe to toe with mistletoe
18 December 2020
Mistletoe certainly has a celebrated role in winter festivities. But what actually is it (hint: it's not a tree!) where does it grow and how did it end up associated with kisses?
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How to make the festive period greener
10 December 2020
Seasons greetings! Want to know how you can make the festive period greener, happier and healthier? Read on!
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What we got up to in National Tree Week 2020
9 December 2020
National Tree Week has been filled with lots of tree planting, despite the pandemic. Have a look at our highlights!
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UK Tree Cities of the World - Spotlight on Bradford
8 December 2020
The City of Bradford has been internationally recognised in the first cohort of six UK Tree Cities of the World for its commitment to urban forestry management.