Hastings events during the week include arts workshops, urban forest bathing, tree ID trails, information stall on caring for trees and the opportunity to wander around a train station community garden.

We are pleased to announce that as part of this year’s Urban Tree Festival, Age UK City of London are working with us, in partnership with our funders the City of London, to deliver a special programme of five free events for older people and local residents.

Find out more about the importance of trees in Indian culture including heritage, medicine and cuisine.

Learn more about how different tree types have unique ways of benefiting your health.

Artist Chris Dobrowolski takes a trip back in time via a tree from his childhood.

Read about the artwork inspired by the Oxleas Woodlands.

Learn more about how trees are crucial for boosting your health and well-being.

The 2024 Urban Tree Festival is now open for submissions!

Non-fiction writing competition just launched!

West Hendon, situated at the junction of the A1, M1, North Circular, A5 and A41, is not known for its urban trees.

Julian Bishop and Penny Walker are this year’s Urban Tree festival writing competition winners.

Urban trees are facing the battle of their lives - get involved and help us to celebrate them this May!

Today, we can announce the Top 12 shortlisted secrets in our Festival writing competition, chosen by our team of volunteer judges that included past competition winners and festival writers-in-residence.

Joanna Walforth, the Urban Tree Festival’s writer-in-residence tells us why the cultural history of trees is so important to her, and how it has inspired the theme of the “Secrets of The Trees” for this year’s Urban Tree Festival writing competition.

An interview with a co-producer of the Ruskin Walk Tree film, Ben Moxham. We talk about how John Ruskin inspired the film, how it was to work as a producer and also what made Ben want to initially get involved, among other topics.

Winners of the 2022 Urban Tree Festival writing completion announced - their prize includes becoming Festival Writers-in-Residence