A series of online talks as part of the 2022 Urban Tree Festival

Writing Wild Pavements

Join nature writer Amanda Tuke for a fun and relaxed online nature-writing workshop focusing on the smaller plants and animals which benefit from the presence of street trees.

Date: Sunday May 15. Time: 17:00 - 18:15

Location: Online

Audience: Adults or family groups

Tickets: £4.95, booking essential

Belfast One Million Trees and Belfast i-Tree ECO report update

An update on the latest developments with the Belfast tree planting initiative with input from partners, with Belfast City Council, Treeconomics and Forest Research.

Date: Monday May 16. Time: 10:30 - 12:00

Location: Online

Tickets: FREE, booking essential (donations welcome)

Trees and Hounslow Council’s Response to Climate Change

Join representatives from the London Borough of Hounslow and Greentalk to discover what’s happening with trees in west London.

Date: Monday 16th May. Time: 12:00 - 13:00

Location: Online

Audience: Adults or family groups

Tickets: Free, suggested donation £5, booking essential

The Tree Experts

A presentation on the History of Professional Arboriculture with Dr Mark Johnston.

Date: Monday 16 May. Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Location: Online Zoom event

Tickets: Free, booking essential (donations welcomed)

#Mapathon – help map urban tree cover across the UK

Take part in a citizen science project to map the UK’s urban tree cover, with The Woodland Trust and Forest Research.

Date: Tuesday May 17. Time: 14:00 - 15:00

Location: online zoom event

Tickets: FREE, booking essential (donations welcome)

Drawing Trees: An Experimental Approach

An experimental drawing workshop led by Ruth Broadbent.

Date: Tuesday 17 May

Time: 18:00 - 19:00

Location: Online Zoom event

Tickets: £12.50 p/person (plus booking fee) - a proportion of ticket sales will go towards the Urban Tree Festival.

Words with Roots: Odes, letters and blessings to an Urban tree

A writing workshop for those who identify as women.

Date: Wednesday 18 May. Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Location: Poplar

Tickets: £10, booking essential

Writing Wood Words

Come and write about the things that inspire you in nature - whether it’s trees, the urban or rural landscape, or your relationship to either.

Dates: Thursday 19 May.

Time: 14:00 - 15:30

Location: Online Zoom event

Tickets: Free (donations welcomed), booking essential

The politics of Sheffield’s commemorative WW1 street trees

an online talk with Camilla Allen, landscape architect and environmental historian.

Date: Friday May 20. Time: 10:00 - 11:00

Location: online zoom event

Tickets: FREE, booking essential (donations welcome)

Walking and mapping our trees

Join others in a shared experience of local landscape through synchronised walking, engaging with our trees and mapping our encounters.

Date: Friday May 20. Time: 11:00 - 13:00

Location: Online and in your local landscape

Tickets: £10, booking essential (limited tickets available)

Particular Urban Trees

Introducing 20 Remarkable Urban Trees From Across Britain with Paul Wood.

Date: Friday 20 May. Time: 18:00 - 19:00

Location: Online Zoom event

Tickets: Free, booking essential (donations welcomed)

WRITE ABOUT TREES

Readings from authors participating in the Writing competition, Canopy.

Date: Sunday 22 May

Time: 17:00 - 18.30

Location: Online Zoom event

Tickets: Free (donations welcomed), booking essential