Trees for Cities

I’m tired. Like ‘crawl into the hollow of a tree and don’t come back out ‘til spring’ tired...

The hill I’d die on: Access to urban nature shouldn’t be dictated by how much you earn.

I’m not “into the environment”, I AM the environment. YOU’RE the environment. We’re ALL connected to *waves hands wildly* this!

Here's proof that you can protect existing trees around redevelopment 🌲

We planted these Dawn Redwoods on Gaunt Street, Elephant and Castle, in 2006. We love that these trees were protected and prioritised during redevelopment of this area over the years!

Give this post a like if you appreciated trees this summer 🌳👍

People sitting under and around trees in St James Park, London

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you don't expect to sit."

A dog sitting under the shade of a tree

Another reason why trees are important is that the doggies love the tree shade 🐶🍃

I don’t want AI data centres - I want more green infrastructure in cities!

Trees for Cities staff admiring a tree they planted in Brixton 13 years ago.

“It’s just a tree”

It’s not just a tree, it’s one we planted 13 years ago and now we can see it from our office 🥺💚

Nobody:
Me looking around: needs more trees

If you're out and about today, make sure to take a quick break under some tree shade to cool down 🍃 (and also stay hydrated!)

There's something relaxing about reading indoors with the sound of rain too!

It's a beautiful day, so of course, all I'm thinking about is sitting in the shade of a huge tree and reading a nice book 💓

We're not just growing trees, we're growing thriving, resilient communities - brought together through the shared act of caring for our urban nature 🌳💚

Watch the full video: treesforcities.org/greening-communities

Thank you to @qasaalom.bsky.social and @earthminutes.bsky.social 😊

Walked past a tree today and she told me you look cute 🥰

A tree-lined road with cars passing in London.

💥Cities are loud💥 but trees can help make them quieter!

A busy London street can be 80 decibels, which is loud enough to have a negative impact on your well-being. 🌳 Trees dampen sound by absorbing, deflecting and scattering sound waves.

Thanks trees 😌

Your child self would think you’re so cool for still loving trees 🌳💚

A large mature tree with green leaves - angled up towards the crown.

Trees literally release ✨feel good chemicals✨ so when we tell you to go hug a tree, it’s for your own good.

This is a must-watch with OutsideWithLira exploring Croydon streets and appreciating tree-lined streets 🌳

If you're a nature lover, you'll relate to her enthusiasm 😊

Just being real here, if you love trees, you really should be following us.

We’re tree-licous or tree-tastic, oh wait, treeMENDOUS yeahh that's the one 😊

It’s Thank A Tree Day! ✨

It’s not really, I made that up, but I reckon you’ll feel good saying thank you to the next random tree you see.

Give it a pat too, they’ll like that 👍

Loving how these two trees we planted in 2006 have been protected and prioritised during redevelopment of the area 🌳💚🌳

Another bank holiday weekend which means... *drumroll*

MORE TIME TO STARE AT TREES!!! 🥳🌳

Me walking down any random street: could fit a tree there, there, two there, there, there-

Stop scrolling, have a tea, do some yoga, do tree pose, keep doing tree pose, become a tree, live the rest of your life in tree happiness

Google Street View of Councillor St before 2009 with no street trees

Latest Google Street View of Councillor Street with lush green street trees

Some #MondayMotivation with a before and after from a project circa 2009 🌳

Great things take time ⌛️ (we planted these in 2007)

Hot take, and hear me out here... we plant more trees?

Oh ok so when someone lays under trees in the countryside it’s called ‘forest bathing’ but when I do it under street trees in a town centre it’s called ‘being a public nuisance’ 😕

A photo taken in 2025 of a tree planted by Trees for Cities in 2012 on Bellefields Rd, Brixton.

We planted this cutie patootie in 2012. She’s got a little lean going on, but she’s still growing strong.