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Community Climate Resilience and Co-producing Urban Tree Programmes with Ashden
Most local authorities have a tree planting scheme, but how do we ensure that trees planted today are resilient to the UK's future climate?
- Read “Tree Planting in Percy Road Park”
Tree Planting in Percy Road Park
On a drizzly day in late February, we had our final planting day of the tree planting season, which took place in Percy Road Park. - Read “Queens Heath Pride, Derek Jarman and Custard Creams.”
Queens Heath Pride, Derek Jarman and Custard Creams.
In June, we had the pleasure of supporting Queens Heath Pride during a beautiful Sunday that coincided with the summer solstice.by Gugan Gill
- Read “Tree Planting with Springfield Primary Academy”
Tree Planting with Springfield Primary Academy
Last year Katy had been working with Springfield Primary Academy alongside a group of 14 students from Years 4, 5, and 6 to make important decisions around this years tree planting. These 14 children make up the school’s Eco-Club. - Read “Tree Planting with Locals of Stoney Lane and Friends of Sparkhill Park”
Tree Planting with Locals of Stoney Lane and Friends of Sparkhill Park
Our strategy for this pocket of green space on Stoney Lane grew from a pop-up consultation alongside our wonderful partners, Friends of Sparkhill Park, ensuring our plan for the space was considered and worked well for the local landscape - Read “Tree Planting with Shakespeare Street Park”
Tree Planting with Shakespeare Street Park
This special day marked our first partnership with the newly formed Friends of Shakespeare Street Park, this event being their first action since setting up. - Read “Tree Planting with Saltley Learning Centre”
Tree Planting with Saltley Learning Centre
We met with a group from Saltley Adult Learning Centre for a day in February, planting ten large trees on Alexander Way Open Public Green Space. The centre neighbours the site, meaning that the group had valuable, informed insights into what the space could look like. - Read “Tree Planting with Zia-ul-Quran Jamia Mosque”
Tree Planting with Zia-ul-Quran Jamia Mosque
One of our first planting sessions of 2026 took place with our brilliant partners at Zia-ul-Quran Jamia Mosque, who we have been working with since summer 25. - Read “Tree Surveying at St Joseph’s Church in Nechells”
Tree Surveying at St Joseph’s Church in Nechells
Sister Cathrine of St Joseph’s Church in Nechells, kindly took us around the church cemetery last month, sharing oral histories and information from a previous tree survey.by Gugan Gill, Matthew Cox