Trees for Bermondsey

Let's plan for nature! The UK Government is proposing changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. Help it work for nature.

I've taken action for our wild places!

The UK Government is proposing changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. Help it work for nature.
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Black face of female hairy-legged flower bee covered in bright yellow pollen.

Female hairy-footed flower bees emerging to gather pollen to fill their nesting holes in old lime-mortar brickwork. Just look at that face 😍 #pollinators #springtime

Gorgeous pink almond flowers against a turquoise sky with scudding clouds.

Ah! The almond blossom! One of the first trees to flower. This one is by the Thames in Rotherhithe at Surrey Docks Farm. Please support this special place to stay open. They need our help now: Surrey Docks Farm - Online Social Fundraising Donation Platform | Givey share.google/mJRInQlLulkx...

Pink blossom on a cherry plum tree on a street corner by Bermondsey barbers shop. Blue sky and sunshine 😊

What a difference a tree makes! Gorgeous blossom buds emerging on Prunus cerasifera "nigra" on the corner of Macks Rd and Southwark Park Rd #bermondseytrees

Poster advertising the Bermondsey Wassail with photos of the Green Man adorned with leaves and a crowd of people processing with large paper lanterns and crowns of leaves.

Come and join us for the 4th Bermondsey Wassail TODAY, Saturday 28th February! Music, singing and lantern and crownmaking from 3pm on the Blue Marketplace SE16 3UQ followed by lantern-lit procession to the Rouel Est Community Orchard to wake the apple and pear trees 🍎🍐🎶🌳 Mulled cider will be served!

A large uprooted tree lies on the woodland floor with branches continuing to grow vertically from its trunk.

Phoenix hornbeam like a huge reclining figure flexing its muscles on the woodland floor #thicktrunktuesday

Crescent moon appearing in blue sky with jet and vapour trail.

Waxing crescent moon. The view from here ....

A 7-spot ladybird on a blackthorn twig with deep purple sloe and pink flower buds.

A few sloes still holding on, even as cherry-plum is bursting into flower and 7-spot ladybirds are waking up in the Rouel Rd Estate Community Orchard, #Bermondsey

Cerulean blue sky with light, fluffy cloud setting off vobrant yellow mimosa flowers.

Wonderful to have some blue skies today to set off this fragrant mimosa spilling over the fence into Pete's orchard, North Walworth.

Moss-covered tree in the snow.

#ThickTrunkTuesday featuring #moss #mossybark

Willow bracket?

Hoof fungus?

Hoof fungus?

Hoof fungus?

#MushroomMonday ID suggestions welcome.

😂

5 green ring-necked parakeets perched in a fig tree in winter against grey skies.

Exotic London! Five bright green ring-necked parakeets in a fig tree in # Bermondsey, Central London. Occasional visitors before, but the flock grows daily. Who else has noticed they are on the increase here? Very loud, very greedy and totally fearless!

Small fox silhouetted in red light watching traffic on a busy Central London Street.

Fox watching the rush hour chaos on Grange Road in #Bermondsey #FoxOfTheDay @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

the supports of Tower Bridge in London. With the top of The Shard lit in the distance.

the supports reflected in a massive puddle. it was so very wet today.

the supports and one of the towers reflected in a puddle.

view of the traffic and lit buildings of the city. Tower Bridge at night.

Tower Bridge at night in the rain. Looking gorgeous tonight.

Our manor! 😄

Ours too 😍

View of the river Thames showing the Shard, Tower Bridge and the City of London against a beautiful sky of fluffy clouds.

You can never get tired of the view over the river from the Thames Path at King's Stairs Gardens.

The trunk of a large oak tree

When windy place an ear to the bark of a tree, & with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear

You can now concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the low rumble of the trunk & branches working with the wind

You can also feel the movement of the branches as they react

Good morning Blackbirds! Tuning up for the #BigGardenBirdwatch in #Bermondsey starting 23/01/2026. Volume up!

A Robin with a bright red chest stood on vivid green grass next to wet brown leaves - Jo Taylor

Register now for the Big Garden Birdwatch 23-26 January to take part in the world's largest garden wildlife survey
Who will be this year's garden faithfuls and traitors?
One hour to sit, chill & watch the birds, recording the highest number of each species seen at any one time
Link in the comments

Government’s wildlife targets will be missed in England, watchdog says Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says

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heavy drops of rain on a plant with yellow bark on its thin branches.

Finding colour on the greyest of January days.

Thank you for the support! 🙏 We hope our case shines a light on a bigger problem nationwide in subsidence claims by insurers, and helps to draw the line for what communities expect from corporations like Aviva and from local authorities; a fair process with decisions founded on quality evidence

Good luck! We're following closely 🌳🌳🌳

Please help our friends in Wivenhoe save their beautiful "Old King George" oak. This isn't just a local issue, but happening everywhere.

Early morning pink and blue sky with two large birds flying over the setting moon.

The setting moon. Good morning everyone!

We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark can also “eat” climate gases.

We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees theconversation.com/we-discovere...

Green hedge against blue sky

Elderberries

White hawthorn blossom

Fieldfare on a hawthorn branch

Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, small mammals, insects, robins, frogs, fieldfares, bats, toads, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies...

12 common British trees shown with their winter silhouette to facilitate identification

Pictures that explain things.
Trees in Winter (back endpapers)
Artist: SR Badmin, 1963