New Arrivals

We are very proud to announce the next round of new street tree plantings in and around the conservation area. Here are some early morning pictures taken in Millmark Grove in mid December: The majority are joint-funded trees with costs being shared between Green Scene (Lewisham Council) and individuals and groups of neighbours interesting in preserving the ...

Kick-off for Twelve Trees

This post marks the introduction of our New Plantings map (see the tab above) which details the additions to the street tree stock from 1st March 2013.Thanks to the generosity of a number of Brockley residents, the conservation area (and beyond) is now home to twelve new street trees, in part, replacing many of the ...

Hilly Fields Fruit Hedge – Update 1

Despite terrible weather, a good 15 or so hardy souls turned up on 16th March to help plant fruit trees and shrubs in five newly created beds to the back of the stone circle on Hilly Fields. We were delighted to have the help and practical support of Jon Stokes and Margaret Lipscombe from The ...

Spade works …

Two major events in March in the conservation area: Join us on Hilly Fields on Saturday 16th March to help plant over 70m of fruit hedge being donated by The Tree Council in recognition of the work of The Brockley Society Tree Wardens and local activists who are involved in promoting the health of our public ...

Archive: Brockley Society Newsletter article – October 2012

This article originally appeared in the Brockley Society Newsletter in October 2012. Please note that the current prices for sponsoring a street tree can be found on our blog here.Oxygen in Brockley ... and treesIf you're interested in a simple way to improve air quality and a lot else in Brockley, I think you'd better read on.The Brockley Society's ...

Pinnacle PSG

On 6th November this year we posted the story of a Brockley resident who returned home from work to find the apple tree that had adorned her front garden felled to the ground (see here). The matter was taken up by Darren Johnson, our Green Party Brockley ward councillor who asked the company contracted by Lewisham ...