Street Trees for Living

Street Trees for Living Street Trees for Living is an award-winning London community environment charity

London’s weather has once again been breaking records this month, and we’re under no illusion that these extreme conditi...
29/05/2026

London’s weather has once again been breaking records this month, and we’re under no illusion that these extreme conditions won’t return in the coming weeks. So, let’s prepare!

Here are some tips to help our trees cope during spells of extreme weather, so they can continue to grow and provide the much-needed shade and cooling we’ve appreciated over the last few days!

We're delighted to be supported by ’s Green Roots Fund — bringing nature into our community and helping build a greener,...
22/05/2026

We're delighted to be supported by ’s Green Roots Fund — bringing nature into our community and helping build a greener, fairer London 🌱

In partnership with we'll be delivering a two-year programme bringing new trees and green skills training to local communities within Lewisham and South London. We'll be sharing more updates in the coming weeks, but if you'd like to collaborate please do get in touch!

On Saturday we had a lovely morning at our Citizen Science Workshop in New Cross last weekend, hosted as part of the ☀️...
13/05/2026

On Saturday we had a lovely morning at our Citizen Science Workshop in New Cross last weekend, hosted as part of the ☀️🌳

A wonderful group of us gathered at Art Hub Studio for tea, coffee and a toolbag activity, before heading out to look at the street trees on our doorstep; learning how to read the signs of tree health and walking through the process of the 2026 Tree Health Check together. It was great to meet so many people who care about the trees in their neighbourhood.

Thanks to everyone who came along and gave up their Saturday morning. We'll be sharing more about the Tree Health Check and how to get involved in the coming months! 🙌💚🌱

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Huge thanks to tree expert Paul Wood for leading us on a generous and fascinating walk around Deptford and Evelyn as pa...
13/05/2026

Huge thanks to tree expert Paul Wood for leading us on a generous and fascinating walk around Deptford and Evelyn as part of the . 25 of us darted about on Sunday morning through Fordham Park and Folkestone Gardens, discovering new trees (including the magical Kentucky Coffee tree on Childers St), taking in the nature on our doorstep. It was lovely to meet so many new people - thanks to all who signed up.

Our team will be at the home of the festival, Art Hub Studio in New Cross, tomorrow Thurs 14th May, so please do drop by and say hello over a coffee! We’ll also be hosting our final event of the week, an online tree talk with at 3pm where we’ll learn about the life of our young trees before they become part of our streets - it’s free to sign up, link in bio

🌳Free webinar - Thurs 14th May 2026 🌳Join Will from Hillier, award-winning nursery and tree supplier, for an afternoon w...
07/05/2026

🌳Free webinar - Thurs 14th May 2026 🌳
Join Will from Hillier, award-winning nursery and tree supplier, for an afternoon webinar offering insight for anyone interested urban trees. He’ll share the journey our trees make from field to street, and focus on preparations for the future as climate change intensifies. This talk takes place during and celebrates the ongoing partnership between and
To sign up, follow the link in bio - we hope to see you there

A big thank you to the teams at and They’re helping care for the young trees outside the café and pub this year, making...
07/05/2026

A big thank you to the teams at and

They’re helping care for the young trees outside the café and pub this year, making sure they get the water they need to thrive. It's always fantastic to have the support of local businesses and we hope the trees bring beauty, and a warm welcome in return for years to come 🌿

Join us THIS WEEKEND.For a Citizen Science Workshop around New Cross. This is an opportunity for tree and nature lovers....
07/05/2026

Join us THIS WEEKEND.

For a Citizen Science Workshop around New Cross. This is an opportunity for tree and nature lovers. 

We will provide coffees and snacks 🥐☕, have a brief 'get-to-know', and talk through the process of the 2026 Tree Health Check. 

🕙 Saturday 9th May, 10-12pm 

📍Art Hub Studio

There are a few spaces left - book a ticket now. Hosted by the Urban Tree Festival. You'll find the link in our bio.

Our crowdfunder is live and currently we’re almost halfway to our £20,000 target! Thank you to all who have shared and ...
26/04/2026

Our crowdfunder is live and currently we’re almost halfway to our £20,000 target! Thank you to all who have shared and contributed so far, and to our generous matchfunders
Please spread the word and donate to you can - all donations will be doubled until Wed 29th April, meaning twice the impact. Last year thanks to the Big Give campaign, we were able to bring more trees to streets with low tree canopy cover and high footfall in Lewisham, and this year we plan to do more of the same. We’ll be working with local residents, community groups and schools to collaboratively choose suitable sites and species, and provide the support for people to become long-term volunteer tree guardians. Link in bio to find out more 🌳

We’ve got two free events coming up for the start of - please join us! On Sat 9th May we’re hosting a citizen science v...
26/04/2026

We’ve got two free events coming up for the start of - please join us! On Sat 9th May we’re hosting a citizen science volunteer workshop where we’d love for as many of you as possible to get involved in tree activities around the borough of Lewisham this summer! And on Sun 10th May we have a guided tree walk around New Cross with tree expert Greg Packman. Both take place / kick off at the brilliant - hope to see you there ✨

A packed volunteer session yesterday - here's a little snapshot of what we got up to... 📸We spent the day looking after ...
22/04/2026

A packed volunteer session yesterday - here's a little snapshot of what we got up to... 📸

We spent the day looking after trees in their third year of planting. The Tree Care team mulched, weeded, pruned, fixed posts and gave everything a good water.

A special mention to the team's resourcefulness; a stray shopping trolley was conscripted into service as a load carrier 🛒, and a wine cork was brilliantly engineered into a watering can stopper. Never a dull moment!

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