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
As the importance and value of trees becomes increasingly apparent in our towns and cities, we explore some key questions - why are trees great for everyone? What can we do to celebrate and protect trees in your area? How can connecting with nature and trees in an urban setting improve your health and wellbeing?
This year sees the sixth annual Urban Tree Festival which runs from Saturday 13th to Sunday 21st May 2023, with a whole day event in Camley Street Natural Park, Kings Cross on Saturday the 20th. Festival coordinator Sara Hayes said; “The Urban Tree festival has proved itself as an outstanding event in the annual calendar, offering educational and fun events which support ecology in an urban setting, and we are really excited to build on the success of previous years!”
As before, the festival is a mixture of walks, talks, webinars, writing, family events and music, all centered around urban trees. Based in London, we also have input from other cities this year including Brighton, Colchester, and Sheffield.
If you want to champion trees in your town, get involved to learn more about how you can help to prevent tree loss and support the planting of new trees in your neighbourhood.
Learn about why trees are good for our mental and physical health - how they filter pollution, remove toxins, pump out oxygen, store carbon, nurture 100s of species (including us), mitigate flooding, give us shade and shelter, bring beauty and value to our streets and joy to our hearts.
A highlight of this programme will be a day long event for families and children of all ages, at Camley Street, supported by London Wildlife Trust. Culminating in a performance of songs and poetry about trees.
Visit our website for up to date info on the events in you area, and to book tickets:
About Us
The Urban Tree Festival started in 2018 and was set up by a group of volunteers in London to highlight the value of urban trees.
This annual, community celebration of trees: their benefits and beauty, their majesty and magic, in cities, towns and all urban environments. Events, celebrations, walks, talks and storytellings are held across London and the UK, bringing all our communities together to share their enjoyment of trees and nature.
The project is not for profit, and all funds support delivery of future festivals. The 2023 festival is kindly supported by the Mayor of London and Woodland Trust, CPRE London. Most events are free, but we ask that you make a donation on a what you can afford basis to support our work expanding people's knowledge of the value of urban trees. Participating organisations include; the Tree Council, Trees for Cities, Epping Forest Heritage Trust, the Forestry Commission, the Royal Parks Agency, and Black Girls Hike.
Please support us by donating if you can:
https://urbantreefestival.org/donate
More useful links:
https://www.facebook.com/UrbanTreeFestival
