In this time of climate change, can we rely on our traditional calendar of the seasons any longer? In July 2022 Southwark council was...

Now that the third warmest November on record has come to an end, winter has swept down from the Arctic and the first frosts of the...

Autumn is well and truly underway, and with the clocks changing in a week’s time winter seems just around the corner. We’ve already got...

Depending on which calculation you choose, autumn has either already arrived or will be here in a fortnight’s time. ‘Meteorological...

The first week of July saw the council’s contractors still out planting trees that should have been in place by the end March. Now, in...

After an unpredictable May the hot weather finally arrived in mid-June. This is a dangerous time of year for our youngest trees,...

The seasons are changing from late spring to early summer, and even though the weather is still pretty erratic the temperature is...

After a stormy winter, early spring in Herne Hill brought perfect growing weather. In the last two weeks of March our young trees had...

Spring seems to have arrived in earnest in the first week of March, with longer days, bluer skies, temperatures in double figures and the...

It’s a strange experience, walking our streets during this frosty January with none of the familiar leaves, fruit or flowers on the...

Winter is just around the corner but quite a few of our street trees seem determined to wear their colourful autumn cloaks for as long as...

You may have noticed a lot of new trees appearing on the slopes of Herne Hill this month - not just on the Southwark side but over the...

We’re well into autumn now, and the seasonal colours are coming along nicely. Burbage Road, Stradella Road and Winterbrook Road are all...

Autumn has arrived on our doorsteps a couple of weeks early, hastened by the cold, sunny spring and the wet summer. The liquidambars...

The past couple of weeks have really brought home the power and immediacy of global heating. We've seen torrential rainfall here,...

Our weather is still very unpredictable, but the sun and rain in early July have given our street trees a welcome growth spurt. Look...

We’re in the first days of summer and the sun is finally shining, but it’s been a puzzling spring. After an exceptionally cold and dry...

This has been a pretty unusual spring, weatherwise. Apart from the unseasonal cold, the serious lack of rain week after week has been bad...

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....

It's been a long time coming but springtime is finally upon us. The warmer air and the longer days mean buds are swelling and blossom is...