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 …

As part of our community co-produced planting programme in Alum Rock, we were delighted to form a partnership with The Washwood Heath Academy Sixth Form working with them to plant up new street trees in Alum Rock and also on their school grounds. We were initially connected to Miss Khan, head of sixth form, getting to learn about the litter picks and street care activity the sixth form pupils were involved in and how they …

A beautiful day was had on 27th March supporting Go-Woman! Alliance (GOAL) and Count Me In Forum in planting a Ginkgo Tree, Sweet Gum Tree, and Peanut Tree on Phillimore Road, Alum Rock. A huge thanks to Katy and Lawrence, as well as Birmingham City Council’s Woodland Team, for their incredible support and putting this project together. This project has been all about nurturing community spirit, promoting care for our environment, and bringing more greenery …