Tottenham Trees in London Tree Week 2017  27 May – 4 June

Saturday 27 May

Tree ID walk in Downhills Park and the chance to see a  Cork Oak, Kentucky Coffee Tree and Varnish tree
Exploring some of the exotic trees of Downhills Park together with a new orchard recently planted. Along with some identification tips there will help on how to prune and manage fruit trees.  An opportunity to discover a Kentucky Coffee Tree or be inspired to plant an orchard.
Walk led by Stephen Middleton and Gemma Harris.

Photographs of the trees can be seen in the Tottenham tree gallery.
Have a look at the Downhills Park Tree Trail on TiCL

Sunday 4 June Celebrating Trees and Wangari Maathai 
Marcus Garvey Library and Tottenham Green Market

Celebrating the 40 anniversary of the Green Belt Movement
Founded by Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate which inspired the UN Billion Trees Campaign.

Tottenham Green Market:
Tree quiz – were yew able to answer Richard’s tree questions?

Tree ID walk identifying the trees on Tottenham Green
Led by Catherine Collingborn and Gemma Harris

Marcus Garvey Library:
Tree drawing with Tottenham Art Classes

Storytelling: The little hummingbird with Abe Gibson

Celebrating trees and their Champions:
Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan Nobel Peace Laureate on 40 anniversary of the Green Belt Movement she founded;
Chico Mendes and the Amazon rainforest; the women of the Chipko Movement in India who 'hugged' trees and
Felix Finkbeiner, who inspired by Wangari, aims to restore the world's forests.

 Tottenham Trees also spoke at:
Woodland Trust working in London workshop and
The Tree Charter - Trees, People and Londoners event at Convocation Hall, Westminster