Tinyforest: the Return

Next to the North Circular, one of London's busiest roads, sits Mutton Brook. This previously under-utilised green space has now expanded from our initial Tiny Forest to four thanks to the brilliant work of GoodGymers, Earthwatch Europe, Barnet Council, school children and members from the local community.

But...

They've 400 more trees to plant!

These were held back because they were grown to be less cold resistant than the other trees we planted. They will give us more data about tinyforests and do more work for the environment.

Barnet Goodgym have been there from the beginning of Mutton Brook's tinyforest journey, so we aren't going to stop now. Meet at the meadow - bike, run, walk or take public transport - come on your lunch break or for the whole session - and help plant trees!

Here's the what3words location: insect.mimic.soap.

If you can't make 11am but want to join a bit later, let us know in the comments. You can also leave early if you have other commitments to get to.

Some more info at Earthwatch's event page.

What is a Tiny Forest and how does it help? 🌳
The 3 new Tiny Forests each hold 600 densely planted trees, using the Miyawaki method developed in Japan. Having an additional 1,800 new trees will not only help to improve local biodiversity and create more green spaces for people to connect with nature, they’ll also be used for scientific studies by Earthwatch, universities, schools, and citizen scientists.

The planting will specifically help scientists understand how trees in urban areas can grow best - the 3 plots are trialling different planting methods, using a mix of experimental and traditional techniques. We're proud to be part of such an innovative project that’s putting Barnet on the map for green solutions.

Record holders 🥇
Citizen science is a key feature of Earthwatch’s environmental research projects, providing evidence and monitoring data that are crucial to helping scientists better understand and improve the management of the natural environment.

We were also very proud to find out that our first Tiny Forest in Mutton Brook holds the record for the most data submitted - well done to all of our citizen scientists for all their data collections over the years.