“The Trees a Crowd podcast is a series of informal conversations with artists, scientists and enthusiasts; a mutual celebration of the beauty of the environment and the way it inspires them as human beings.” “Hosted by artist, actor and ambassador to both the Wildlife Trusts and the Woodland Trust, David Oakes, each episode explores how […]
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Big Green Sunday
The Big Green Weekender, where we attended Big Green Sunday, was a hit! The Midlands Arts Centre, situated next to Cannon Hill Park in Moseley, held a family-orientated event that celebrated innovation towards our shared future on this planet, supporting climate action, sustainability, and all things green. BTP had our stand in a busy hub […]
Planting Sites: TreePlotter
These are the proposed planting sites that BTP are undertaking during the upcoming planting season: https://uk.pg-cloud.com/BTP/?scenario=PlantingSites Once the locations are finalised, more plots will be added in the near future. As part of our tree planting strategy, we are targeting several priority wards to increase the canopy cover and green-space. Using TreePlotter, we can accurately […]
iTree Eco Survey… Survey!
Dee Brettle, BTP Trustee, took place in the iTree Eco Survey of 2023 alongside many other eager urban forest volunteers. She has created a survey for those of your who took part, if you can please follow this link here you will find the survey. Thank you all in advance, and for the work put […]
Summer Social 2023: How did it go?
The rain didn’t dampen these volunteers’ spirits because BTP’s Summer Social of 2023 had a room full in attendance. As our successes and endeavours continue to grow, we wanted to share the day with old and new volunteers, giving presentations, talks and workshops to display our ongoing work in Birmingham. We want to continue building […]
MAC’s Big Green Weekender
BTP will have a stall alongside fellow organisation BOSF on Sunday 17th September, at MAC’s Big Green Weekender, promoting trees and the urban forest. If you are interested, and hopefully you are, please come along and visit us! The stall will be looked after by several Trustees and employees throughout the day, and we would […]
iTree Eco? Completed!
As of roughly 8pm last night (02/07/23), the iTree Eco 2023 citizen science survey, carried out by our incredible team of urban forest volunteers, has been COMPLETED! A huge congrats to the volunteers, who have completed the survey faster than any of its kind previously. That’s no mere feat, and we want to make sure […]
Summer Social 2023
Come along, volunteers and newcomers alike, to the Summer Social that BTP are holding at the Horticulture School, a part of Winterbourne House and Gardens, for a jam-packed day of talks and activities with the Trustees and new employees of the charity. Find out more about urban tree management, get some updates on the Street […]
iTree Eco: BBC Radio WM at 7:35pm tonight!
We have been invited by Natalie Graham at BBC Radio WM (95.6FM 11C DAB) to talk about the ongoing West Midlands Combined Authority citizen science iTree Eco survey, that we are undertaking alongside Treeconomics, Barton Hyett Associates Ltd and Forest Research, in order to assess and address Birmingham’s local needs for trees. Please tune in […]