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November 2024: Our lost trees
Trees, like people, die for any number of reasons but old age is the obvious one. 'Old' can mean just a few decades for small trees, but...
September 2024: Annual flower show
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting chilly, but it's too early to say for sure that summer is almost over. If you...
January 2023: New year, new trees
In this time of climate change, can we rely on our traditional calendar of the seasons any longer? In July 2022 Southwark council was...
June 2022: Which birch is which?
After an unpredictable May the hot weather finally arrived in mid-June. This is a dangerous time of year for our youngest trees,...
May 2022: The seasons change
The seasons are changing from late spring to early summer, and even though the weather is still pretty erratic the temperature is...
April 2022: Colour returns to SE24
After a stormy winter, early spring in Herne Hill brought perfect growing weather. In the last two weeks of March our young trees had...
January 2022: Winter tree ID
It’s a strange experience, walking our streets during this frosty January with none of the familiar leaves, fruit or flowers on the...
April 2021: Time to get watering
As the sun climbs steadily in the sky and the weather becomes warmer and drier, our street trees are gearing up for a rapid growth spurt....