We’re currently seeing record levels of human migration which is a direct result of a worsening climate crisis that disproportionately affects countries within the “Global South”1. This Global North – Global South divide is based on GDP per capita, and is a division that is shaped by colonialism and its lasting impact. In extreme cases, entire communities are being forced to leave their homes as they suffer natural disasters, war and persecution. The place they …

A Tree Calendar We have been thinking about our calendar and ways in which we organise time. We have also been thinking about all the trees around Birmingham. There are roughly over a million trees in Birmingham, some old, some new; some native, some not. At the start of each lunar month we will be sharing some that have stood out to us – A Tree Calendar! 21st September is a New Moon, the New …

Thank you for coming to our Urban Tree Festival 2025 event, The Zephaniah Forest Tree Walk! Photo credit: Phil Buckley & KARMA TIMES, Joyce Springer-Amadedon, Saida Chowdhury, Deanne Brettle, Charley McDermott Hosted by Charley as her final event with us at Birmingham TreePeople for the Urban Tree Festival 2025, we celebrated urban trees by walking through the legacy, magic, and species of the forest dedicated to Benjamin Zephaniah in Burbury Park, Newtown, where he grew …

Deanne (Dee) Brettle, Chair, and Charlotte (Charley) McDermott, Communications, represented Birmingham TreePeople as Cheshire Tree Alliance’s 2025 Conference Keynote Speakers last weekend. Sunday 6th April, BTP were invited to give a presentation at Sandbach Town Hall, hosted by Cheshire Tree Alliance and Sandbach Town Council, Birmingham TreePeople: Zero to Hero, telling the story of how our charity came to be, the wonderful community-based tree work we do in Birmingham, and how we can inspire others …