Past events
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2022 Trees and Design Action Group Online Seminars and Discussions 16th June 2022. Tree Mapping Workshop – curated by TDAG with Forest Research and the University of Birmingham BIFoR
A half day workshop to better understand the contemporary and emerging tree maps, the wider tree mapping landscape and how integrated they are with other elements of decision making that could influence the placement of trees. Given the critical role that trees are expected to play, are existing tree maps working together for the greater good, and do we need an agreed national opensource government supported mapping system for trees and land use? Following the success and support for this workshop the partners are working with the Geospatial Commission on ‘next steps’. Chair: Holger Kessler, Geospatial Commission – Cabinet Office. Presenters: National Tree Map, Ralph Coleman, Sales Director, Bluesky. 
Ordnance Survey, Kitty Rose, Strategic Development Manager.
TreePlotter Canopy, Russell Horsey, Director and Urban Forestry Consultant at Goetre Villa Ltd.
Treezilla + Branching Out, Dr Phil Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Open University.
Open street map, Jerry Clough, Open Street Map User SK53.
Mapping trees outside of woodland, Dr Kevin Watts, Forest Research Science Group Leader, and Ben Ditchburn, Head of NCEA.
Pioneering Nature Based Smart City Solutions, Sven König, Director greehill DACH, Nordics & UK.
Greentalk, Paul Wood, Director, Greentalk Ltd.
Natural England, Martin Moss, Senior Adviser, Green Infrastructure.
Environment Agency, Alastair Duncan, Geomatics Technical Specialist.
Historic England, Jenifer White, Natural Landscape Advisor.
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A recording of the event can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5H2-eFKMHg
Vicky Bowskill captured the salient points raised in a graphic presentation which can be seen below. 
8th June 2022. How can planning help us increase our urban trees?
National planning policies and the Environment Act support the role of urban trees. But this needs to be turned into action on the ground. This session will look at how this can be achieved by developing tree strategies that deliver, by demonstrating the financial and other values that trees provide and by understanding that issues such as density do not have to be a barrier to incorporating urban trees in development projects. Chair: Maria Dunn, MRTPI | Head of Development Policy | Planning and Development | Inclusive Growth, Birmingham City Council. Speakers: Wholistic planning for trees – how to make it deliver Anne Jaluzot, Green Infrastructure Planning Consultant and lead TDAG researcher and writer. Understanding the 4-dimensional life of trees and how to integrate trees and density Luke Fay, Managing Director, Treework Environmental Practice. Partner: Institute of Chartered Foresters and Royal Town Planning Institute A recording of this event can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnJjnK0J1Sw Useful references: Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure: A Guide for Specifiers. A Hirons, H. Sjoman for TDAG available at: https://www.tdag.org.uk/tree-species-selection-for-green-infrastructure.html Trees Planning and Development: A Guide for Delivery available at: https://www.tdag.org.uk/trees-planning-and-development.html First Steps in Working with Trees in Developments: forthcoming summer 2022 12th May 2022. Trees and SuDS
This discussion focuses on trees and sustainable urban drainage in practice – why we need to incorporate SuDS in all new build along with an urgent need to retrofit in existing streets. Chair: Jeremy Barrell, Managing Director, Barrell Tree Consultancy. How SuDS and trees can make great partners Sue Illman, Managing Director, Illman-Young, PPLI, co-author of the CIRIA SuDS Construction Manual and CIC Champion for Flood Mitigation and Resilience. Presentation slides here:
How to integrate street trees, SuDS and hard landscapes
Bob Bray, Founding Director, Robert Bray Associates. Presentation slides here: 
Live trees and SuDS experiment in Brighton – a virtual site visit
Mark Syret, Projects Officer, Cityparks, Brighton and Hove City Council. A recording of this event can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMUQaeHa7uQ 5th April 2022. How can we deliver and maintain trees in highways successfully?
Street trees have a crucial role in climate resilience, water quality and surface water management, traffic calming, sustainable travel and more. The National Policy Planning Framework calls for all new streets to have trees (Clause 131); the National Model Design Code identifies many situations in which street trees are included in placemaking; Homes England’s Streets for a Healthy Life demonstrates the importance of trees. Manual for Streets has been revised and TDAG is leading on the production of technical guidance and drawings to show how trees can be planted in a variety of new and retrofit situations. On the other hand, cash and time pressed highway officers are concerned that the retention, integration and management of trees diverts attention from their primary tasks and impacts on their budgets. How do we break this impasse? How do we empower and inspire all those engaged with trees and highways to embrace the valuable role that trees play and the many benefits they deliver? How can we ‘bust’ some of the cost concerns and resolve the thorny issue of commuted sums and what they could and should be as part of national guidance? This session will explore some of the issues so that we move from ‘can’t be done’ to ‘can be done’ … and ‘we want to get it right for the long term’. Chair: Hen Abbott, Principal Development Coordinator, Economy, Environment and Infrastructure, Gloucestershire County Council (confirmed). Why healthy streets are a good starting point Annabel Keegan, Associate Director, PJA (confirmed). Getting street tree planting right for the long term Jim Smith, Urban Forestry Adviser, Forestry Commission (confirmed). Updating Manual for Streets – integrating street trees Sally Gibbons, MEng MCIHT | Head of Traffic Signs and Street Design Policy, Traffic and Technology Division, Department for Transport. Partners: Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) and Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) The recording from this session is available here: https://bham-acuk.zoom.us/rec/share/pQYWQNs4WIJCGgUEm1cxDpQkxWEYQ4EXBQYVZ30-X3bzNt4xPgeNz02SEc5wzmwc.YeUsyI8Xk5bDcMq0 Access Passcode: cB5N19L& Useful references: Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery available at: https://www.tdag.org.uk/trees-in-hard-landscapes.html Streets for a Health Life Homes England available at: https://www.tdag.org.uk/uploads/4/2/8/0/4280686/04791-sfhl_issue-01.pdf Tree Species Selection for Green Infrastructure: A Guide for Specifiers. A Hirons, H. Sjoman for TDAG available at: https://www.tdag.org.uk/tree-species-selection-for-green-infrastructure.html 15th March 2022. White Rose Urban Forest Action Plan
Glenn Gorner, Natural Environment Manager, Leeds City Council. Plan available at: https://whiteroseforest.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/White-Rose-Forest-Action-Plan-2021-25.pdf Presentation available here:
Cornwall Council: Canopy Policy (G3) and Canopy Calculator
Matthew Odgers-Brown, Arboriculture and Tree Risk Management Officer, Cornwall Council. Available here:
7th February 2022. Connecting urban green space, health and climate
How can we make the connection between urban and peri-urban green space, human health, and climate change? This seminar will explore these issues, specifically: How can we optimise the climate and human health outcomes of urban forestry to provide professionals who are working at the intersection of climate, public health and urban forestry with resources to support climate adaptation planning and activities? Dr Kathleen Wolf, Research and Social Scientist, College of the Environment, University of Washington and affiliate of the US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Is it time to radically rethink the purpose of England’s green belts to improve their accessibility, quality and benefits to people, the environment and the economy? Julia Thrift, Director of Healthier Place-making at the TCPA (Town & Country Planning Association). A recording of the presentations here: https://bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/rec/share/-x_7Y-bt35nHykTvvrnmDHVFTYLkwX8r26RrRr2GdrBS98_50b8erUac5fSSPQDQ.Qw20BtoOcoxJxAAh Passcode: cB5N19L& Useful references: Wolf, K.L., Lam, S.T., McKeen, J.K., Richardson, G.R.A., van den Bosch, M., Bardekjian, A.C. 2020. Urban trees and human health: A scoping review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 17, 12, 4371. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/12/4371 Barron, S., Nitoslawski, S., Wolf, K.L., Woo, A., Desautels, E., Sheppard, S.R.J. 2019. Greening blocks: A conceptual typology of practical design interventions to integrate health and climate resilience co-benefits. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, 4241. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/21/4241 Janowiak, M.K., Brandt, L.A., Wolf, K.L., Brady, M., Darling, L., Lewis, A.D., Fahey, R.T., Giesting, K., Hall, E., Henry, M., Hughes, M., Miesbauer, J.W., Marcinkowski, K., Ontl, T., Rutledge, A., Scott, L., Swanston, C.W., 2021. Climate adaptation actions for urban forests and human health. Gen. Tech. Rep. Nrs-203., Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station, p. 115. https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/62807 10th June 2021. Collaboration & engagement for urban greening
Dr Nicola Dempsey (University of Sheffield), Lawrence Heijbroek (Sheffield City Council), Ed Chivers (Urban Green Newcastle), and Richard Barnes (Newcastle City Council). 17th March 2021. Save Our Street Trees Alice Whitehead, founder of Save Our Street Trees, gave an inspiring talk about what a community group can achieve to a recent TDAG meeting. Save Our Street Trees campaigns for the protection and planting of urban street trees as a result of increasing concern about the poor maintenance and disappearance of street trees in Northampton. Alice’s presentation can be seen here. 10th March 2021. National Model Urban Design Code For the second in this series of events, hosted by the Urban Design Group, presenters drawn from different areas of expertise within the built environment will talk about the draft National Model Design Code. Recordings available here: https://www.udg.org.uk/events/2021/national-model-design-code-event-2 22nd October 2020. Sue James in conversation about the history of the Trees and Design Action Group Sharon Durdant-Hollamby, Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters, invites the Trees and Design Action Group to a ‘Tree Lady Talks’ conversation. Sue James, one of the founding members, reflects on the group’s history, and discusses ongoing and future work. Available here ... and scroll down. 6th March 2020. Futurebuild 2020 Urban Forest Pavilion Talks Videos available here.
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The Stockholm Solution
Bjorn Embren, arboricultural manager for the Municipality of Stockholm (2015). How to cost effectively scale-up sustainable drainage solutions, reduce waste, provide renewable energy, and facilitate community participation while achieving healthy and lasting growth for urban trees in hard landscapes. A Pdf of the presentation here:
The impact of urban trees on people’s health and on shopping districts
Dr Kathleen Wolf, Social Scientist, University of Washington’s two-part presentation on research findings for these two important topic areas. A Pdf of the presentation here:
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