Good news on Tiny Forest! The contractors have checked the site and say the water has subsided enough that they can finish making things ready for a new planting day next Thursday 18 April.

So join us from 2pm and bring your friends to plant young 600 trees and shrubs as the foundation for our new Tiny Forest.

Local schools will be involved through the morning as EarthWatch shares the wonders of forests and inspires the next generation to care for nature and become Citizen Scientists.

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More about the project

Our Tiny Forest will be located towards the Western edge of the park near Brockley View and will include some benches for anyone to sit and enjoy or to serve as an outdoor classroom.

Tiny Forests are small patches of intensive woodland, with around 600 trees and shrubs being planted into as space the size of a tennis court. So there’s going to be a lot to do on the day!

Based on the Miyawaki Method - a planting approach developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki - Tiny Forests can reach maturity three to five times faster than normal forests. This is due to intense competition among carefully selected native plants, which are chosen to reflect the different canopy layers of a natural forest.

Tiny Forests provide habitat, boost biodiversity, capture carbon, support urban cooling and help to mitigate flooding, providing an all-round benefit to local communities.

EarthWatch is also committed to supporting community involvement and citizen science, so there will be many opportunities to get involved in tree care, monitoring and becoming an official Tree Keeper for our Tiny Forest.

You can learn more about Tiny Forests and get involved on EarthWatch’s Tiny Forest website.

Blythe Hill Fields has been selected as one of the few parks in Lewisham to have a new Tiny Forest installed this year.

So get involved and join us for an active afternoon of planting trees!