We are not “tree huggers” but we do love trees, for we feel that they contribute more to our urban neighbourhoods than they detract. Urban trees are a hardy bunch, able to absorb not only natural hazards, but also man-made pollutants, restoring the quality of air we breathe, and providing habitat for many species of […]
It is estimated that about 20 per cent of London is covered in trees. The Mayor has a target to increase tree cover by a further 5 per cent, to 25 percent, by 2025………Welcome to London Tree Week where you get the opportunity to celebrate the importance and wonder of the capital’s trees. Rethinking Cities are […]
6.30pm-8.30pm Thursday 28 May, 2015 Start: Euston Bus Station, Euston Road, London NW1 2BN – free event The London Plane tree, how bare our streets would be without these shade-providing adaptable and absorbent trees protecting all within our city. To celebrate London Tree Week we have teamed up with artist Susan Trangmar to run this walkshop celebrating the Platanus x acerifolia looking at […]
Our Walking Companions are people we have worked with to co-create walks and walkshops and with whom we continue to develop ideas. They come from a variety of fields including: artists, performers, designers and writers. Once a walk has been developed and curated they are often repeated, and the idea continues to grow. We also […]
STOP PRESS: Booking now for London Tree Week 2017 – Read more or Book now 6.30pm-8.30pm Tuesday 26 May, 2015 Mary Geraldine Harmsworth Gardens, Imperial War Museum London SE1 Everyone has heard ‘an old wives’ tale’ about a certain tree species, some of which have a layer of truth within them, others are downright ‘porky […]
29/08/2015 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm – Saturday 29 August 2015 11.30am – 1.00pm Start: Kings Cross Visitor Centre Part of the Curious? Festival Powered by the Knowledge Quarter SOLD OUT Over the last 200 years, Kings Cross has some marked periods of growth and vitality, as well as decline and neglect. It was the “Dead Centre” of London, with more burials per […]
Saturday 29 August 2015 11.30am – 1.00pm Start: Kings Cross Visitor Centre Part of the Curious? Festival Powered by the Knowledge Quarter SOLD OUT Over the last 200 years, Kings Cross has some marked periods of growth and vitality, as well as decline and neglect. It was the “Dead Centre” of London, with more burials per […]
