Birmingham TreePeople were invited to present at the first ever PlanIt-Geo Global TreePlotter User Conference, on the 5th March 2024. TreePlotter is our go-to software solution for many of our Urban Forestry projects. That’s why we were selected from across the planet, to present some of those projects to users and members of the public […]
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Placement Students
Birmingham TreePeople, for the first time and hopefully not the last, are hosting placement students, and from two different levels of education. Emily and Naya will be joining us for a while to help us survey street trees and crunch TreePlotter data! Emily Kendall University of Birmingham Geography student, Emily Kendall, joins us for her […]
Tree Equity Seminar with Woodland Trust
After working with The Woodland Trust previously on their Tree Equity Score, BTP were invited to attend and present at their internal Tree Equity seminar 8th February, to display the fantastic work that was done last year for National Tree Week 2023. We gathered at Nechells POD, one of our partners for last year’s planting, […]
Tree Equity
Originally assisting The Woodland Trust as consultants during the preliminary phase, Birmingham TreePeople contributed towards the launch of WT’s Tree Equity Score, by demonstrating and explaining some of the work we have already been doing in the City of Birmingham, with the Urban Forest Masterplan. BTP’s relationship with WT has developed further, as both charities […]
A ‘Dodgy’ Tree?
Whist checking the TreePlotter planting locations during the preparation for National Tree Week 2023, Ian McDermott of Birmingham TreePeople, and Andy Allison and Peter Hill of Birmingham City Council, came across a rather ‘dodgy-looking’ tree on Sunridge Avenue, Newtown. The sizable, white willow tree is situated next to a busy, residential car park, attached to […]
Forest Information Billboard 3/2023
UNECE/FAO Forest Information Billboard 3/2023 is out, and BTP made the cut! As part of the recently published Urban Forest Master Plan, BTP have turned their attention to their tree planting strategy. This is a key priority for the UFMP and the upcoming planting season. Tree equity has been propelled to the forefront of our […]
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 […]
Mapping the tree trails is a walk in the park
Tonia Clark and Deanne Brettle – with a little help from Ian McDermott – have been working on mapping the friends of the parks’ Handsworth Park tree trail, to add another tree trail to list of plotted areas and sites across the city, using TreePlotter. Trees can change rather quickly; they can be eaten by […]