Wellbeing benefits of nature in urban areas should be available to those who need them most

Important message about the mental health benefits of nature from @davies_white ’s #RHSChelsea garden. However our researchers have found that in cities the wellbeing benefits of nature may not always be available to support those who need them most: https://t.co/o7vfHNsB2z pic.twitter.com/7eH9VCJsZI

— Landscape Dept (@LandscapeSheff) May 20, 2019

Wellbeing benefits of nature in urban areas should be available to those who need them most

Important message about the mental health benefits of nature from @davies_white ’s #RHSChelsea garden. However our researchers have found that in cities the wellbeing benefits of nature may not always be available to support those who need them most: https://t.co/o7vfHNsB2z pic.twitter.com/7eH9VCJsZI

— Landscape Dept (@LandscapeSheff) May 20, 2019

Museum of walking

Excellent. But this does not show / ignores many important green spaces in #London #NationalParkCity e.g.@mountsfieldpark @Sutcliffe_Park @ForsterMPark + @LloydParkCR0 @ParkHillFriends and others in #Croydon.

A map of #London parks should show them all. @HelenIlus @LondonNPC https://t.co/ZRlWUMkJih

— QWAG (@qwag) May 14, 2019

Great work DeptfordFolk!

Massive thanks to @rosamund_ElsFdn and @damienegan for joining our chair @TLynskey yesterday to plant tree 200 of the #Evelyn200 project. Clean air, biodiversity and a greener environment for the #Evelynward pic.twitter.com/v2ZiV8kEex

— DeptfordFolk (@deptfordfolk) April 14, 2019

Dead and Dying Trees in Lewisham’s Parks and Open Spaces

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These photos show just some of the many trees at Mountsfield Park and other Lewisham parks that are dead or dying due to strimmer and mower damage by Lewisham Council and their parks and open spaces contractors. The Lewisham Council parks managers instruct their landscape contractors to keep grass short right up to the base of each tree for a tidy appearance and because it is currently part of the Lewisham Glendale contract specification. Unfortunately the Lewisham parks and open spaces contractor does not have sufficient capacity or resources to achieve a short grass sward next to trees without harming them. The strimmer and mower damage can cause a tree to die quickly or slowly. External funding is sought by volunteers for replacement tree planting eg London Tree and Woodland Awards. The future of newly planted trees in Lewisham’s Parks and open spaces is uncertain if Lewisham Council…

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Sacred trees

https://uk.lush.com/article/spiritual-connection-nature

today's Lush Times column connects Avatar, St Boniface and my dad's devotion to @WestHamUtd, via Sacred Trees. "A spiritual connection to nature." https://t.co/NmDwW6b3rD. Partly inspired by a conversation with @holland_tom. @M_Z_Harrison @issybryonyh @GeorgeMonbiot @ORFC pic.twitter.com/ridkmVvqBT

— Miles King (@MilesKing10) January 14, 2019

Communities to have a greater say in protecting trees

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Communities to have a greater say in protecting trees, Government consultation for better protection of UK trees. Deadline 28 Feb 2019
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/forestry/protecting-trees-and-woodlands/

Sheffield residents objecting to street tree felling

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