Southend Forest Project

Southend Forest Project Growing a healthy and happy community through the power of trees

The aims of the Southend Forest Project are to:
● To engage the communities of Southend and the wider community in tree planting and other environmental initiatives and activities.
● To significantly increase Southend's tree canopy cover.
● To improve the health and biodiversity potential of existing and veteran trees.
● To assist the local authority in managing the senescence of veteran trees

, holistically managing the decline of a trees condition to maximise biodiversity benefits.
● To increase awareness and education within Southend of the importance of nature, the environment, the climate and trees.
● To improve human health at a local level, by reducing the spread of heavy pollutants and reducing the heat island effect of the built environment through tree canopy cover and other initiatives.

12/06/2026

Due to unforseen circumstances tomorrow's event at St Mary's Green has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it soon.

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this event due to unforseen circumstances. We will update you when it is reschedule...
10/06/2026

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this event due to unforseen circumstances. We will update you when it is rescheduled

23/05/2026
St Helen's Catholic Primary School have been taking great care of the trees we planted with them this winter. They have...
02/05/2026

St Helen's Catholic Primary School have been taking great care of the trees we planted with them this winter. They have already added wildflower seeds to the outside to help encourage a multitude of invetebrates.

This week they added woodchip to the area to help the trees flourish and grow. This will eventually turn to mulch and soil changing the chemistry of the soil to be better suited to woodland rather than grass.

02/05/2026

We were very kindly given some woodchip by the Southend Forest School Project. The Eco-warriors and Year 4 were busy today putting it around the new trees, which are growing well in the nature area. Well done and thank you to all 🌳 😃

21/04/2026
East Beach Residents Association are looking for volunteers this Sunday at Shoebury East Beach. Please see the message ...
21/04/2026

East Beach Residents Association are looking for volunteers this Sunday at Shoebury East Beach. Please see the message below for more details

Beautiful weather this morning for our Day of Action activity. We returned to Darlinghurst Academy to add woodchips to ...
18/04/2026

Beautiful weather this morning for our Day of Action activity. We returned to Darlinghurst Academy to add woodchips to the trees we planted there in February, all of which are flourishing nicely.

Thank you to the 19 volunteers who helped today including all the little helpers who helped water the trees.

08/04/2026

A little video about the last few months of tree planting. Credit to Matt Lane for creating this.

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