Trees for Cities

Are you part of a community group involved with trees in towns and cities - from planting and establishing, to educating and protecting? 🌳 In partnership with Birmingham TreePeople, we’d love you to join our free Tree People Network Day on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at The Exchange, Birmingham for a day of sharing, learning and connecting with other urban forestry community groups from all over the UK! 🍃 Hear from incredible speakers about tree establishment to social justice: Keynote speaker: Mark Johnston Panellists: Maria Adebowale-Schwarte - CEO, Foundation for Future London and Founder, Living Space Project Tonia Clarke - Principal Finance and Bids Officer, Birmingham TreePeople Georgie Logan-Thorpe - Senior Urban Forests Manager, Trees for Cities Russell Horsey MICFor, Urban Forester Interested in attending or want to find out more? Click here: https://lnkd.in/gnuaTepz

📢 Reminder that there are still spaces for our first-ever Tree People Network Day! If you're a community group involved with urban forestry or know a group that is, have a look at this free event we're holding next month for like-minded groups to connect and learn. Learn more and sign up: https://lnkd.in/gnuaTepz

"After a 60 minutes walk in nature, the amygdala (the part of the brain that deals with stress and creates fear) actually reduces in size." 🍃 Being out in nature has been shown to help reduce anxiety and depression. You don't need to hike out to the middle of a forest to feel the benefits either, our brains get a little boost even just looking at city trees and flowers! In line with this year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme 'Moving more for mental health', we encourage you to explore your local urban green space 🌳🚶♀️ Listen to Dr William Bird MBE's talk here: https://lnkd.in/dUmHkW8x

"The children are overexcited at first but after two minutes they calm down. They are busy in the soil, it’s grounding for them." - Staff member at Cardiff school 🍃 The UK is currently grappling with a significant mental health crisis, especially in young children. Among the various factors contributing to this decline, Nature Deficit Disorder has emerged as a concern. 💚📉 A lack of connection to nature can have a detrimental impact on mental wellbeing. Through our Edible Playgrounds in schools, we can see how greener playgrounds can help improve students' mental wellbeing. Read the case study below to learn our findings: https://lnkd.in/eXsKzx68 #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

How can trees support mental wellbeing? 🌳 Trees are calming 😌 They provide a sense of comfort and serenity in our busy lives. Being out in nature has been shown to help reduce anxiety and depression, even if it's just a twenty-minute walk 🚶 In line with this year's Mental Health Awareness Week theme 'Moving more for mental health', explore your urban green spaces and encourage others to discover their local nature too. 🏙️ With over 80% of the UK population living in towns and cities, let’s work together to prioritise equal access to urban trees and green spaces for all. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MomentsForMovement Mental Health Foundation Mental Health UK

📢 Reminder to book your tickets for our events during the Urban Tree Festival which starts tomorrow! The events are taking place in London and beyond, both in person and online. Something for everyone 😊 For more information: https://lnkd.in/ercYZKY5

Let's talk about hedgerows 🍃 This week is National Hedgerow Week, so we're appreciating how valuable they are! Swipe to learn 👉 Hedgerows are the UK’s most widespread semi-natural landscape, providing a home for more than 2,000 species 🦔🐁 and providing benefits to wildlife, soil, climate change and more 💚 We’re celebrating #NationalHedgerowWeek with The Tree Council - let's plant and protect more hedgerows!

Do you know a community group that plants and looks after trees? Perhaps you are part of one yourself. Trees for Cities Needs You! Trees for Cities are running a free of charge Tree People Network Day in Birmingham next month, so members of tree groups can share what works and what could be better when it comes to caring for and reaping the benefits of the Urban Forest. Please share this link if you know of someone who might be interested.

Last Autumn, students from Robert Browning School, one of our first Healthy Playground projects in London, sold their food garden produce at Borough Market! 🌿🥕 The pupils joined other schools from the area to sell their veg at the market, all in the name of raising money for School Food Matters. 🌱 Our Healthy Playgrounds programme is where we reimagine urban school playgrounds and turn them into fun and educational green spaces. Learn more about how the greener playground connected more pupils with food growing and nature: https://lnkd.in/edbuUPPF This project was funded by Southwark Council via The Cleaner Greener Safer grant, Bupa and Kusuma Trust UK.

Trees for Cities is proud to support Urban Tree Festival 2024, running from 11th - 19th May, to celebrate and promote urban trees 🌳 We'll be running three events during the week: 15th May - a Tree ID walk at Kennington Park in London near our office, led by Mary Ball 16th May - a webinar on our SuDS programme and green infrastructure work in Tower Hamlets, led by Susannah Littlewood, Alfie Davies and Grace Walker 18th May - CEO Kate Sheldon joins a panel in Brighton on 'Fantastic Elms & Other Amazing Trees' for an afternoon of talks and discussion Sign up for our events below: https://lnkd.in/ercYZKY5