Tree Planting
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 “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 2025/26 – In Review ”
Tree Planting 2025/26 – In Review
Our processes are rooted in long term thinking around tree health and climate resilience and informed by generous community exchanges and we want to share the inner workings of our tree planting processes with you.by Matthew Cox, Katy Hawkins
- Read “Plant trees in your area”
Plant trees in your area
Find out how to plant trees in your area. - Read “Orchard Equity Mapping”
Orchard Equity Mapping
Lawrence Weston is a Director of Clent Hills Orchards CIC and a Trustee of Birmingham TreePeople. Recently, Lawrence finished a insightful report on Orchard Equity Mapping.by Lawrence Weston