This Blog Reel includes Posts about our Treevents:
Ebony Hikers Tree Planting
On the weekend that Tree Week began, we started planting The Zephaniah Forest in Burbury Park, with Qian Zephaniah planting the first tree for her husband, and Ebony Hikers joined us on the second day to celebrate the life and legacy of this iconic Brummie. Despite Storm Burt being forewarned, he once again didn’t stop us from getting trees in the ground, and this incredible group of volunteers stuck into tree planting semi-mature trees like …
The Zephaniah Forest’s First Tree for Tree Week
THE ZEPHANIAH FOREST Qian Zephaniah, her close friends and family planted the first tree (Milky Way tree from China), and subsequent four trees, in The Zephaniah Forest – the 65 strong legacy mini-forest being planted in Burbury Park, in memory of her husband Benjamin Zephaniah, this winter. Today marks the first day of National Tree Week 2024, that’s why this magnificent group of people, with Benjamin’s loving wife, joined us during Storm Burt this morning. …
Pests and Diseases Training
Free monthly urban forest volunteer training covered pests and diseases this month, in Handsworth Park with Tonia Clark. This wonderful morning session in the park, Saturday 16th November, saw the volunteers learning the risks to trees that come with illness and creepy crawlies, just like us humans. Fungi is ever-present, but what is that pattern in the bark? Thank you to the volunteers who attended and to Tonia for the interesting session, we hope to …
Trees for Tree Week!
Our trees for National Tree Week and beyond arrived at the Bromford depot on Tuesday 12th November, where our keen BTP team was bright and early to receive the trees! Plenty of hard work done to unload and organise over 130 semi-mature trees. Through our various city-wide projects, we will be planting all over Birmingham: Newtown, The Zephaniah Forest, Alum Rock, Sheldon, Handsworth, Kings Heath, Highters Heath, Holder's Wood, and more. We sorted through the …
