Peter O'Neill

Join local volunteers for Think & Do's Communi-trees planting at Peckwater Estate in Kentish Town to help plant 10 new standard trees.

Please bring gloves if you have them.

You may have seen the the new garden pop up in front of Kentish Town Fire station recently.

Kentish Town Transition Town and Think and Do Camden relocated there at the end of last year and have slowly been greening the space. Now called the Greening your foot print garden.

We'll be joining forces with local residents to plant around 70 new trees as a new hedgerow in up-cycled raised containers. Camden Green recycling bins to be exact, which have been donated by Veolia. The planting will involve the shovelling and filling of them and topping with a layer of mulch.

We have as well some larger fruit trees like apricots to plant and flowering bulbs. All will make a huge effort to transform this concrete space.

There's also a new plaque to be put up as well!

You are registered on this group if you are interested in what’s happening at the Tiny Forest Barnet.

I will send out emails every so often to remind you about what is happening.

If you want to know more or seek clarification please ring me on (07768) 353108.

Planting completed on the 24th of February with the help of Earthwatch, Barnet Council and most importantly lots of local people.

Thank you to those who have helped support the Tiny Forest creation. Now it’s time to support it through it’s early stages of life.

This will involve regular activities through the calendar year. Looking to engage the local community with citizen science and other environmental activities.

The agreed location is Henlys corner junction of A406 and the Finchley Road

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A Tiny Forest is a dense and rapidly growing native woodland in a small area. It will provide a protected habitat for wildlife, capture carbon, filter the air of harmful particulates and reduce flooding and soil loss.

Besides these important local effects, it is symbolic of our need to protect our wider environment and it is hoped it will provide an education and emotional engagement of our community. It’s also something that we will have to physically nurture as a group. Its a great fit for Goodgym!

These initiatives are gaining popularity across the UK, with organisations like EarthWatch and The Conservation Volunteers getting involved.

If you have ideas about how to promote this planting to the community please also get in touch. We want schools, community groups, artisans, news media and others to get involved.

Thanks to Daniel Mermelstein for introducing the idea to Goodgym Barnet.

We’ll be helping to prepare Westcroft close for an upcoming tree planting event we’ve got some weeding and raking to do as we’ll as put up some posters and leafleting the local residents.

Please bring gloves and a head touch if you have them.