trees in the townscape:
a guide for decision makers

Tottenham Trees
  • Tottenham Trees
    • Trees in Tottenham (Galleries) >
      • Tottenham trees (A-D common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (E-K common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (L-R common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (S-Z common name)
    • Special trees in Tottenham >
      • Bruce Castle Oak >
        • Ancient Tree Forum Russell Miller
        • Arboricultural survey
        • Reminiscences of the Bruce Castle Oak
        • Calling Tree >
          • Calling Tree: gallery
      • Mulberry tree
      • Seven Sisters
    • Stephen's Tree Quizzes >
      • Tree Quiz 2025 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2025
      • Tree Quiz 2024 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2024
      • Tree Quiz 2023 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2023
      • Tree Quiz 2019 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2019
      • Tree Quiz 2018 >
        • Answers: Celebrating Trees
      • Lazy Sunday Tree Quiz >
        • Answers: Lazy Sunday
    • Tottenham parks >
      • St Ann's Redevelopment
    • Tottenham Tree Trails
    • Past Events >
      • Celebrating Trees 2025
      • Celebrating Trees 2024
      • Celebrating Trees 2023
      • #HaringeyFavouriteTrees 2022
      • #HaringeyFavouriteTrees 2021
      • Tree Charter Day 2019 >
        • Legacy Oak Ale
      • Tree Charter Day 2018
      • Tree Charter Day 2017
      • 800 year Charter anniversary
      • Calling Tree: Tottenham
      • London Tree Week 2017
      • London Tree Week 2016
      • Other Tottenham tree events
    • Who we are >
      • Postcards and Bags
  • About Trees
    • Threats to our trees
    • Tree Identification
    • Global Tree Calendar
    • Charter for Trees >
      • Charter history
      • Charter Principles
      • Independent Panel on Forestry
  • Urban Trees
    • Growing trees from seed
    • iTree surveying
    • Street Trees for Living
    • Tree care
    • Tree packs for free
    • Tree planting
    • Trees in the Townscape
  • Inspirations
    • Trees in Art from Tottenham
    • Trees in Words from Tottenham >
      • From the Sycamore Gap
      • Message on leaves
      • Nothing
      • Ode from the Oak
      • Of this tree
      • Poetry@The Room 2024 >
        • Little Ol' Me
        • The Elder
      • Poetry @ The Room 2017 >
        • Epping
        • Under the Elder Tree
      • Poetry Sunday @ Bruce Castle
      • It's a Word Thing!
    • Wangari Maathai >
      • Green Belt Movement
      • Institute and Foundation
      • First Seven Trees
      • Remembering Wangari
      • Kenya
    • Felix Finkbeiner >
      • Plant for the Planet >
        • 3 Point Plan
    • Chico Mendes
    • Chipko Movement
    • Inspiring stories from around the world
  • Green Spaces
    • Other Haringey Green Spaces
    • London Friends of Green Spaces
    • London National Park City
    • Parks cafe trail
    • The Conservation Volunteers
    • Future Forest
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No Trees, No Future

An introduction on the role of trees and key best practices to ensure new developments make the most
of the financial, social and environmental value trees can contribute to places


No Trees, No Future provides a summary of what research tells us about the importance of trees to our well-being and to the future of our towns and cities. It explains why it is crucial that we protect and plant larger varieties of trees and demonstrates that by incorporating trees into new development the financial, social and environmental value of the resulting place can be greatly increased. This pamphlet also provides some advice on key points to consider to ensure that trees are allowed to thrive while development takes place.

Download the No Trees, No Future guide


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Trees in the Townscape: a guide for decision makers

12 principles of best practice for all those involved in local decision making to ensure that our 21st century towns and cities are underpinned by a 21st century approach to urban trees, for maximum economic, social and environmental returns.  Each principle is supported by explanations of benefits and delivery mechanisms, as well as references for further reading.


Trees in the Townscape: A Guide for Decision Makers received the 2016 Landscape Institute Award for Policy and Research.

Download the  Trees in the Townscape guide and find out about endorsing the 12 principles

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Trees in the Townscape: A Guide for Decision Makers
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Trees in Hard Landscapes: a guide for delivery

Explores the practical challenges and solutions to integrating trees in 21st century streets, civic spaces and surface car parks, detailing process, design and technical options. Will be of particular interest to highway engineers, public realm professionals and tree specialists.


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Trees in Hard Landscapes guide

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Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery
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The Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG) is a world first.

TDAG brings together a pioneering group of individuals, professionals and organisations from wide ranging disciplines
in both the public and private sectors to increase awareness of the role of trees in the built environment.

For more information on TDAG

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Trees and Design Action Group
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Contact us at: [email protected]
In Tottenham seven trees were planted in a ring over 400 years ago for reasons lost in time; the Seven Sisters area and the underground station are named after them. The seven trees have been replanted a number of times, always by seven sisters. 

The Tottenham Trees logo, shown on the right, is a silhouette of the Bruce Castle Oak with the logo of the Charter for Trees, Woods and People launched in November 2017, on the 800th anniversary of the Royal Charter of the Forest.

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  • Tottenham Trees
    • Trees in Tottenham (Galleries) >
      • Tottenham trees (A-D common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (E-K common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (L-R common name)
      • Tottenham Trees (S-Z common name)
    • Special trees in Tottenham >
      • Bruce Castle Oak >
        • Ancient Tree Forum Russell Miller
        • Arboricultural survey
        • Reminiscences of the Bruce Castle Oak
        • Calling Tree >
          • Calling Tree: gallery
      • Mulberry tree
      • Seven Sisters
    • Stephen's Tree Quizzes >
      • Tree Quiz 2025 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2025
      • Tree Quiz 2024 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2024
      • Tree Quiz 2023 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2023
      • Tree Quiz 2019 >
        • Answers: Tree Quiz 2019
      • Tree Quiz 2018 >
        • Answers: Celebrating Trees
      • Lazy Sunday Tree Quiz >
        • Answers: Lazy Sunday
    • Tottenham parks >
      • St Ann's Redevelopment
    • Tottenham Tree Trails
    • Past Events >
      • Celebrating Trees 2025
      • Celebrating Trees 2024
      • Celebrating Trees 2023
      • #HaringeyFavouriteTrees 2022
      • #HaringeyFavouriteTrees 2021
      • Tree Charter Day 2019 >
        • Legacy Oak Ale
      • Tree Charter Day 2018
      • Tree Charter Day 2017
      • 800 year Charter anniversary
      • Calling Tree: Tottenham
      • London Tree Week 2017
      • London Tree Week 2016
      • Other Tottenham tree events
    • Who we are >
      • Postcards and Bags
  • About Trees
    • Threats to our trees
    • Tree Identification
    • Global Tree Calendar
    • Charter for Trees >
      • Charter history
      • Charter Principles
      • Independent Panel on Forestry
  • Urban Trees
    • Growing trees from seed
    • iTree surveying
    • Street Trees for Living
    • Tree care
    • Tree packs for free
    • Tree planting
    • Trees in the Townscape
  • Inspirations
    • Trees in Art from Tottenham
    • Trees in Words from Tottenham >
      • From the Sycamore Gap
      • Message on leaves
      • Nothing
      • Ode from the Oak
      • Of this tree
      • Poetry@The Room 2024 >
        • Little Ol' Me
        • The Elder
      • Poetry @ The Room 2017 >
        • Epping
        • Under the Elder Tree
      • Poetry Sunday @ Bruce Castle
      • It's a Word Thing!
    • Wangari Maathai >
      • Green Belt Movement
      • Institute and Foundation
      • First Seven Trees
      • Remembering Wangari
      • Kenya
    • Felix Finkbeiner >
      • Plant for the Planet >
        • 3 Point Plan
    • Chico Mendes
    • Chipko Movement
    • Inspiring stories from around the world
  • Green Spaces
    • Other Haringey Green Spaces
    • London Friends of Green Spaces
    • London National Park City
    • Parks cafe trail
    • The Conservation Volunteers
    • Future Forest