Urban Tree Festival News
Sacred Trees of India: Unveiling Their Cultural Tapestry & Medicinal Marvels
Find out more about the importance of trees in Indian culture including heritage, medicine and cuisine.
The Power of Trees - Boosting Your Health One Leaf at a Time
Learn more about how different tree types have unique ways of benefiting your health.
I STOLE A TREE!
Artist Chris Dobrowolski takes a trip back in time via a tree from his childhood.
The Coupled Oak Tree at Oxleas Woods
Read about the artwork inspired by the Oxleas Woodlands.
The Benefits of Running Amongst Trees
Learn more about how trees are crucial for boosting your health and well-being.
The 2024 Urban Tree Festival is now open for submissions!
The 2024 Urban Tree Festival is now open for submissions!
West Hendon‘s Urban Tree Festival
West Hendon, situated at the junction of the A1, M1, North Circular, A5 and A41, is not known for its urban trees.
Winning Festival Writers share their tree secrets
Julian Bishop and Penny Walker are this year’s Urban Tree festival writing competition winners.
The 2023 Urban Tree Festival Opens…
Urban trees are facing the battle of their lives - get involved and help us to celebrate them this May!
Tree-mendous secrets from great writers
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.
A cultural history of trees?
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 Ben Moxham-Co-Producer on the Ruskin Tree Walk Film
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 announced for the Festival writing competition
Winners of the 2022 Urban Tree Festival writing completion announced - their prize includes becoming Festival Writers-in-Residence
Have you got an Urban Tree news story?
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We look forward to hearing from you!