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Lewes Urban Arboretum
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Trees Committee of Friends of Lewes - planting trees and looking after them - for us, for wildlife and to improve resilience to climate change. We are an accredited Arboretum Town!
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We had a lovely welcome on our visit to LOGS Junior School this morning - to explain the work of the #Lewes Urban Arboretum team, tell them about the #trees that we planted outside their school, and to share news about the Rights of our Trees Charter for Lewes.
October 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Weeding and renewing the strimmer guards this morning on the #trees we planted in Prince Edwards Road, Gundreda Road, and Ferrers Road, #Lewes. Lovely weather for it!
October 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Hundreds of berries are beginning to turn red on the three Whitebeam #trees we planted alongside Abergavenny Road, #Lewes. These are three of the native "Trees for Birds" that we planted there in 2015.
September 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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So many berries on the wildlife #hedge that we planted at the bottom of #Lewes Cemetery in 2021, funded by #Beelines, with the support of Lewes District Council.
Here are some of them - Hawthorn berries, Blackthorn sloes, Rose hips, and Guelder Rose berries.
September 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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🦇 Bat Day at #Lewes Climate Hub!
🦇 October 31st, 11-3
🦇 Free talk and activities for all ages!
Picture of a Pipistrelle by L. Campbell
September 27, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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New things at Malling Deanery Arboretum,#Lewes, today - two fruits on the Handkerchief #Tree and ripening berries on both the Bee-bee Tree and the Japanese Raisin Tree, and the Swamp Cypress by the river was developing autumn colours.
September 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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The red berries and creamy white flowers of White Bryony - climbing over a Hawthorn #tree and hedge in Ham Lane, #Lewes.
September 22, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Weeding the three Elms and the two Cockspurthorn #trees that we planted by Brighton Road, #Lewes, in 2023.
September 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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A huge crop of red berries on the Cockspurthorn #trees we planted in Gundreda Road, #Lewes, in 2021 and lots of fruits on the Hop Hornbeams we planted at the same time.
September 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Thank you to Lewes Town Council for their unanimous approval of the #Tree Charter for #Lewes!
September 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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Autumn changes on three of the #trees that we planted in Prince Edward's Road, #Lewes - berries on a Whitebeam, seeds on a Hornbeam, and fruits and reddening leaves on a Liquidambar.
September 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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"The Week" celebrating the Rights of our Trees Charter for Lewes, thank you!
September 15, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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Congratulations and kudos to the Lewes Town Council in East Sussex, England, for voting to recognize the rights of trees. 🌲

In June, Terrasse-Vaudreuil in Quebec became the first municipality in Canada to sign the Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Still celebrating the Rights of our #Trees Charter for #Lewes!
September 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Still celebrating the Rights of our #Trees Charter for #Lewes!
September 14, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Our second guided #tree walk around Malling Deanery Arboretum during #Lewes Heritage Open Days. A lovely group of people enjoyed listening and learning from the vast experience and knowledge of Peter Thurman.
September 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Another fantastic guided tree walk around the Malling Deanery Arboretum yesterday! Peter Thurman shared fascinating facts about 32 of the special #trees in this private garden. We are very grateful to the owners for letting us enjoy this wonderful place in #Lewes !
September 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Following the good news that the Rights of our Trees motion was approved by Lewes Town Council last night, here is a celebratory decorated version of the Tree Charter for Lewes.
It was designed by the talented Lynda Durrant, fullcircle-design.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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The Rights of our #Trees motion to #Lewes Town Council was approved at the full council meeting this evening!
Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved.
Drop in to Lewes Climate Hub on Saturday 12th or Sunday 13th September, 10- 5, to find out more about the agreed Tree Charter for Lewes.
September 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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The hollow Black Poplar #tree , Populus nigra, at Malling Deanery Arboretum, #Lewes, and some of the interesting fungi inside and around it - possibly Poplar Fieldcap?
September 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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A walk around Malling Deanery Arboretum to check the route for our guided #tree walks during #Lewes Heritage Open Days this weekend. So much colour and variety!
September 9, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Pop in to #Lewes Climate Hub on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September. Open from 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p m. as part of Heritage Open Days.
🌳 Find out more about the proposed #Tree Charter for Lewes.
🌳 Enjoy the photographs of "special trees" sent to us by residents of Lewes.
September 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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The most beautiful red berries on one of the Hawthorn #trees outside the Linklater Pavilion on the Railway Land nature reserve, #Lewes.
September 1, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Thank you to #Lewes Climate Hub for sharing news of our exhibition of special #trees in their September newsletter!
It is open at Lewes House, 10-3, on 12th and 13th September as part of the Heritage Open Days organised by Friends of Lewes.
lewesclimatehub.org/exhibition-s...
August 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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A heavy crop of berries on the Wild Service #Trees in De Warrenne Road, #Lewes, after all the wonderful blossom in Spring!
August 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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A #Tree Charter for #Lewes?
Find out more during our Heritage Open Days exhibition at Lewes Climate Hub on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September, 11.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. and enjoy the display of "special trees" chosen by members of our community!
August 24, 2026 at 9:52 AM