Trees for Bermondsey
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We look out for trees in the Southwark wards of North and South Bermondsey, London Bridge and West Bermondsey, and Chaucer.
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More Shrubsole wisdom, we'd do well to heed.
Today the Government announced they will publish a new Trees Action Plan in 2026.
Here's what I think a Trees Action Plan needs to do to meet nature targets, restore rainforests and 'ghost woods', & support the natural regeneration of trees & scrub:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/25/a...
Here's what I think a Trees Action Plan needs to do to meet nature targets, restore rainforests and 'ghost woods', & support the natural regeneration of trees & scrub:
lostrainforestsofbritain.org/2025/11/25/a...
A new Trees Action Plan for England is in the works. Here’s what I think it should focus on
This is a post by Guy Shrubsole. Photo: Sticta sylvatica, a temperate rainforest lichen, taken by the author near Colliford Reservoir, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. Recently I was contacted by DEFRA, who …
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December 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
More Shrubsole wisdom, we'd do well to heed.
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"A truly uplifting read."
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"A truly uplifting read."
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The Independent have picked Wild Cities as one of their top books of the year 💪
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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Tomorrow we're launching our annual #LentoAdvent fest.
It's a celebration of places and a chance to reflect and share some of the things you've seen and heard this year.
From neighbourhood walks and garden observations to days further afield, please join in. Let's fill Bluesky with quiet beauty.
It's a celebration of places and a chance to reflect and share some of the things you've seen and heard this year.
From neighbourhood walks and garden observations to days further afield, please join in. Let's fill Bluesky with quiet beauty.
November 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Tomorrow we're launching our annual #LentoAdvent fest.
It's a celebration of places and a chance to reflect and share some of the things you've seen and heard this year.
From neighbourhood walks and garden observations to days further afield, please join in. Let's fill Bluesky with quiet beauty.
It's a celebration of places and a chance to reflect and share some of the things you've seen and heard this year.
From neighbourhood walks and garden observations to days further afield, please join in. Let's fill Bluesky with quiet beauty.
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Fruit trees benefit all sorts of wildlife, including bees, bats and birds. But around two thirds of UK orchards have been lost since 1960. Planting an apple tree in your garden or community can really help to boost biodiversity.
What to grow:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cho...
What to grow:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cho...
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Fruit trees benefit all sorts of wildlife, including bees, bats and birds. But around two thirds of UK orchards have been lost since 1960. Planting an apple tree in your garden or community can really help to boost biodiversity.
What to grow:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cho...
What to grow:
littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/cho...
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‘And inside us there is a talk, that doesn't need an ear to hear it, but a heart to feel it.’ (Nizar Qabbani) 💚🌳🍁
November 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
‘And inside us there is a talk, that doesn't need an ear to hear it, but a heart to feel it.’ (Nizar Qabbani) 💚🌳🍁
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Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn.
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Conservation leaders warn of ‘Perfect Storm’ threatening England’s wildlife and most special places | The Wildlife Trusts
• ‘Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return • Four years on from Environment Act, nature policy is in a much darker place • Charities representing more than two...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Labour's blinkered 'Build baby build’ agenda could speed up nature decline to the point of no return, conservation charities warn.
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Devastating to watch this happening, whilst knowing how close to the brink so many species are, already.
#wildlife #nature
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/conserv...
Looking through the railway arch on Roper Lane to Tower Bridge Road on a lovely, crisp, sunny, autumn day #Bermondsey #ViewsofLondon #Southwark This was part of the capital's first railway line, the London and Greenwich (L&GR)
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Looking through the railway arch on Roper Lane to Tower Bridge Road on a lovely, crisp, sunny, autumn day #Bermondsey #ViewsofLondon #Southwark This was part of the capital's first railway line, the London and Greenwich (L&GR)
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The countdown to my 1st book being published is almost unbearably exciting, & there's been so much to learn. I've kept a #1stBookDiary along the way, & here's diary ch 1. #naturewriting #creativewriting #urbannature #publishing #non-fiction freelancenaturewriter.com/2025/11/13/c...
Chapter 1 – the proposal
One chilly Thursday in December 2023, I was volunteering in my local nature reserve, Sydenham Hill Wood. Over lunch round folding tables, I confessed to my friend Chris, fellow volunteer and writer…
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November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The countdown to my 1st book being published is almost unbearably exciting, & there's been so much to learn. I've kept a #1stBookDiary along the way, & here's diary ch 1. #naturewriting #creativewriting #urbannature #publishing #non-fiction freelancenaturewriter.com/2025/11/13/c...
One of our smallest, but most beautiful, native trees, the Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) can be an indicator of ancient woodland. We included two in our refurbishment of Shuttleworth Park and they are thriving. #Bermondsey #NativeTrees @thestreettree.bsky.social @lb-southwark.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
One of our smallest, but most beautiful, native trees, the Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) can be an indicator of ancient woodland. We included two in our refurbishment of Shuttleworth Park and they are thriving. #Bermondsey #NativeTrees @thestreettree.bsky.social @lb-southwark.bsky.social
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November’ (1958)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘November’ (1958)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November’ (1958)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
‘November’ (1958)
Artist: Ronald Lampitt
🌸 Help Southwark Park Association 1869 plant thousands of spring bulbs in Southwark Park🌱
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕚 11 AM
📍 Meet by the tennis courts
What3Words ///powers.cheek.lies
👟 Dress for the weather!
✨ Free event – all welcome
Funded by Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕚 11 AM
📍 Meet by the tennis courts
What3Words ///powers.cheek.lies
👟 Dress for the weather!
✨ Free event – all welcome
Funded by Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🌸 Help Southwark Park Association 1869 plant thousands of spring bulbs in Southwark Park🌱
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕚 11 AM
📍 Meet by the tennis courts
What3Words ///powers.cheek.lies
👟 Dress for the weather!
✨ Free event – all welcome
Funded by Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund
🗓 Saturday, November 8, 2025
🕚 11 AM
📍 Meet by the tennis courts
What3Words ///powers.cheek.lies
👟 Dress for the weather!
✨ Free event – all welcome
Funded by Southwark Council's Cleaner, Greener, Safer fund
Midnight over #Bermondsey - a waxing gibbous #moon
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Midnight over #Bermondsey - a waxing gibbous #moon
What a difference an urban tree makes! Tulip tree(Tulipifera liriodrendron) and Dawn redwoods (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) against Norway maple (Acer platanoides) showing off beautifully in #Bermondsey today.
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
What a difference an urban tree makes! Tulip tree(Tulipifera liriodrendron) and Dawn redwoods (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) against Norway maple (Acer platanoides) showing off beautifully in #Bermondsey today.
Our tree walk in Southwark Park, led by Greg Packman, is TOMORROW, Sunday. No need to book.
We're delighted to welcome award-winning expert and Royal Parks Arboricultural Officer, Greg Packman, to Southwark Park for a tree walk on Sunday 19th October. Meet at the Pavilion Cafe by the lake in the park at 11am.
All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks
All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks
October 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Our tree walk in Southwark Park, led by Greg Packman, is TOMORROW, Sunday. No need to book.
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The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
October 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The new European Butterfly Red List is published today, with worrying findings. Over 1/4 (28%) of Europe’s 442 species are threatened with extinction or are close to being so. The situation is far worse for our 148 endemic species, 40% are now threatened or nearly so www.bc-europe.eu/webpage.php?...
We're delighted to welcome award-winning expert and Royal Parks Arboricultural Officer, Greg Packman, to Southwark Park for a tree walk on Sunday 19th October. Meet at the Pavilion Cafe by the lake in the park at 11am.
All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks
All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
We're delighted to welcome award-winning expert and Royal Parks Arboricultural Officer, Greg Packman, to Southwark Park for a tree walk on Sunday 19th October. Meet at the Pavilion Cafe by the lake in the park at 11am.
All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks
All details on flyer. #trees #parks #southwark #bermondsey #rotherhithe #walks
"And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon."
(The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear 1867)
Waxing gibbous moon tonight is nearly full.
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon."
(The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear 1867)
Waxing gibbous moon tonight is nearly full.
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon."
(The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear 1867)
Waxing gibbous moon tonight is nearly full.
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon,
The moon,
They danced by the light of the moon."
(The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear 1867)
Waxing gibbous moon tonight is nearly full.
This year's incredible fruit crop on the lovingly-tended Arbutus unedo aka Strawberry tree at the old stables on St James's Road, Bermondsey. In Portugal, the "strawberries" or medronho are used to make a delicious brandy. We may give it a try if we can beat the birds to them!
October 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This year's incredible fruit crop on the lovingly-tended Arbutus unedo aka Strawberry tree at the old stables on St James's Road, Bermondsey. In Portugal, the "strawberries" or medronho are used to make a delicious brandy. We may give it a try if we can beat the birds to them!
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We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.
Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚
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A small pale Ivy bee on Ivy. #WildWebsWednesday
October 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A small pale Ivy bee on Ivy. #WildWebsWednesday
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September 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The tree canopy of #Bermondsey looking lush and forest-like after this afternoon's welcome showers. Whoever would guess this is Central London? 💚🌳🌴
September 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The tree canopy of #Bermondsey looking lush and forest-like after this afternoon's welcome showers. Whoever would guess this is Central London? 💚🌳🌴
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To bury so much gold under a tree
Titus Andronicus 2.3.2
#ShakespeareSunday
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Titus Andronicus 2.3.2
#ShakespeareSunday
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social
@treeshepherd.bsky.social
@botanicalshax.bsky.social
@prshakespearework.bsky.social
@rosej100.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
To bury so much gold under a tree
Titus Andronicus 2.3.2
#ShakespeareSunday
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social
@treeshepherd.bsky.social
@botanicalshax.bsky.social
@prshakespearework.bsky.social
@rosej100.bsky.social
Titus Andronicus 2.3.2
#ShakespeareSunday
@hollowcrownfans.bsky.social
@treeshepherd.bsky.social
@botanicalshax.bsky.social
@prshakespearework.bsky.social
@rosej100.bsky.social
Galls! Robin's pincushion on dog rose, caused by larvae of the wasp, Diplolepis rosae; silk-button spangle galls and Knopper galls on oak, caused by the wasps, Neuroterus numismalis and Andricus quercuscalicis respectively.
September 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Galls! Robin's pincushion on dog rose, caused by larvae of the wasp, Diplolepis rosae; silk-button spangle galls and Knopper galls on oak, caused by the wasps, Neuroterus numismalis and Andricus quercuscalicis respectively.