Stories
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Help us plant 25,000 trees in London!
9 October 2018
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
3 October 2018
Support our crowdfunder project to bring The Lost Words to every London state primary school.
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Haunted Forest
1 October 2018
Feeling brave? Spend Halloween in a Haunted Forest, inhabited by killer trees and forest fairies.
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Intreeducing: the Alder – a super hero tree pioneer!
28 September 2018
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?
15 September 2018
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
31 August 2018
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
27 August 2018
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!
13 August 2018
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
31 July 2018
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
27 July 2018
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.
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The case for naming our trees
19 July 2018
From Vernon Oak to Dorothy Lime Tree: could naming our trees make us appreciate and care for them more? Leia Hallamaki investigates.
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A leafy world of magic and wonder: Interview with Peter Fiennes
9 July 2018
Gurnam Bubber went to London’s first Urban tree festival and a tree walk with a difference where she sat down with author and tree enthusiast Peter Fiennes.