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Tree sponsor of the month – June

Jun

5

2017

In this, the first of a series of regular blog posts about our amazing tree sponsors, we pose eight questions to Anthony Gaylard about his decision to sponsor a tree in his street:1. Where is the sponsor tree located and why did you choose that particular site?Ermine Road. The street has very few street trees ...

Tree sponsor of the month – June

Jun

5

2017

In this, the first of a series of regular blog posts about our amazing tree sponsors, we pose eight questions to Anthony Gaylard about his decision to sponsor a tree in his street:1. Where is the sponsor tree located and why did you choose that particular site?Ermine Road. The street has very few street trees ...

Forest Man of India – Jadav Payeng

May

20

2017

A beautiful and inspiring film about Majuli island in north east India, the largest river island in the world, which sits in the flow of the mighty Brahmaputra river. Jadev started planting trees in the 1970s, single-handed, and his forest is now considerably larger than Central Park NY. There are serious concerns for the long term viability of the ...

Forest Man of India – Jadav Payeng

May

20

2017

A beautiful and inspiring film about Majuli island in north east India, the largest river island in the world, which sits in the flow of the mighty Brahmaputra river. Jadev started planting trees in the 1970s, single-handed, and his forest is now considerably larger than Central Park NY. There are serious concerns for the long term viability of the ...

New growth in Vanguard Street

Apr

12

2017

As some of you know, the Tree Committee of Brockley Society is now committed to getting more street trees planted much further afield than the immediate conservation area. To this end we are delighted to announce the planting this spring of 21 new trees in Vanguard Street (St Johns/Deptford) made possible by a collaboration of private and ...

New growth in Vanguard Street

Apr

12

2017

As some of you know, the Tree Committee of Brockley Society is now committed to getting more street trees planted much further afield than the immediate conservation area. To this end we are delighted to announce the planting this spring of 21 new trees in Vanguard Street (St Johns/Deptford) made possible by a collaboration of private and ...

Loveliest of trees (2)

Mar

30

2017

Spring has sprung in our streets! Excited sponsors have begun sending in pictures of their precious charges as they begin to flower and show some green. Here are two ornamental cherry trees (prunus accolade) which were planted only last year - and look how well they are doing! These are only two of the 81 trees planted ...

Loveliest of trees (2)

Mar

30

2017

Spring has sprung in our streets! Excited sponsors have begun sending in pictures of their precious charges as they begin to flower and show some green. Here are two ornamental cherry trees (prunus accolade) which were planted only last year - and look how well they are doing! These are only two of the 81 trees planted ...

Labelling the legacy

Oct

9

2016

During the summer readers may have noticed the appearance of new dark green labels on more than one hundred trees planted in and around Brockley since 2012. The labels are one of the Tree Committee’s initiatives to publicise the scheme, delivered in partnership with Lewisham Council. In this era of desperately tight budgets, the council has ...

Hither Green Trees project at the 2016 Hither Green Festival

Apr

8

2016

Our fellow tree enthusiast and collaborator Justin Hannemann, whose own street tree regeneration project is now up and running - see: http://www.hithergreentrees.com/drive-awareness - will be hosting a stall at the 2016 Hither Green Festival on the opening day, Saturday May 14th. Come along to hear about the drive to replace lost street trees and to show ...

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Forest Man of India – Jadav Payeng

Forest Man of India – Jadav Payeng

New growth in Vanguard Street

New growth in Vanguard Street

Loveliest of trees (2)

Loveliest of trees (2)

Labelling the legacy

Hither Green Trees project at the 2016 Hither Green Festival