We had a great team out today to weed, prune and mulch the 28 #trees we have planted around Nevill, #Lewes, over the past few years! Thank you for your fantastic help!

#Trees for bats! Serotines, Noctules, Soprano Pipistrelles and Pipistrelles feeding between the trees in Baxter's Field, #Lewes, tonight.

🏘️Communities in areas with low #TreeEquity are disproportionately affected by #AirPollution. 🌳#UrbanTrees can improve air quality and remove particulate pollution. 👉Learn more: bit.ly/4aQp5Gs

We were out in Malling this morning to weed and mulch the 21 #trees we have planted there so far. We're planting some more around this area of #Lewes later in the year.

Thank you very much to Keith and Jill, two members of our Trees Committee team, for weeding, pruning and mulching six more of our street #trees around #Lewes this morning!

At #Lewes Cemetery today to weed, mulch and prune the 30 #trees we have planted there.

Another #tree maintenance session this morning - weeding and mulching the trees we planted alongside Abergavenny Road, #Lewes. Hot work!

Another #tree maintenance session this afternoon, weeding and mulching the five trees we planted in South Downs Road, #Lewes, in March 2015 and the two Liquidambars in Valence Road which we planted in December 2016.

Lovely to meet lots of people who are interested in #trees at the Societies Fair in #Lewes Town Hall today!

Berries! Hawthorn, Blackberry, Guelder Rose and Rose hips on the #trees and shrubs at Railway Land Wildlife Trust, #Lewes.

A walk around Malling Deanery Arboretum today in preparation for the #tree walk and talk during #Lewes Heritage Open Days - now fully booked!

🐭 #BankVoles don’t hibernate, so you can spot them all year round. 🌳 Keep an eye out for them along #woodland edges and hedgerows, foraging for fruits, nuts and insects. 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/4dEfmnD

Lots of ripening berries on the Whitebeam #trees at #Lewes Cemetery.

A wonderful walk around the #trees of Malling Deanery Arboretum this afternoon, led by Keith Sacre of our Trees Committee as part of the Heritage Open Days organised by Friends of #Lewes .

Instead of allowing the use of bee-killing pesticides, we would like to see @GovUK support farmers who are working towards transitioning away from the use of harmful chemicals. Ask British Sugar to help farmers sell neonic-free sugar. 👉 wtru.st/back-beet-farm…

Well done - we support #Lewes as a #Swift-friendly town by planting trees and hedgerows for wildlife.

The role of street trees 🌳in reducing flash-flooding🌊 Simply, they SLOW THE RATE🏃‍♂️rainwater builds up in our streets 👇 🫴Holding water in their canopies 🧽 Roots enable the ground to absorb more water Plus 🌳🌳🌳they cool our cities, thus lowering air moisture. Pretty cool😎

The berries are beginning to turn red at last on the three Whitebeam #trees we planted alongside Abergavenny Road, #Lewes, in December 2016. They are part of a group of 12 native trees that we chose to provide food for birds.

Going red - leaves on some of the Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon #trees in Prince Edward's Road, #Lewes.

Thank you to Sussex Wildlife Trust 🦔 Trust for supporting our Swift-friendly town initiative! They helped to launch #Lewes Swift Supporters in 2017. Since then, it has supported us by sharing news and blogs about our #Swifts so that we might reach a wider audience.