Tree Festival 2025 comes to Shoreham and Southwick
Whatever the weather, the upcoming Tree Festival 2025 will let us reconnect with nature and appreciate the incredible role trees play in our lives. This line-up of events across Sussex and the Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere includes over 20 events in Shoreham and Southwick alone from now till the end of June!
There’s something for everyone – from walks, talks, music and storytelling to children’s activities and our ‘I Love This Tree Because…’ photography competition. Everyone is welcome.
A key event to look out for is Branch Out on 14 June in Shoreham, where Susan Raikes, Director of Wakehurst, joins local and national experts to share how we can all help – from planting and caring for trees to supporting initiatives like the new forests across Britain.
Many other events are on the weekends of 14–15 June and 21–22 June, find out more here: cpresussex.org.uk/tree-festival or pick up a booklet in local cafes and shops.
What you can do close to home
Another reason behind the Tree Festival is to encourage tree planting. If you are wondering what you can do close to home to extend the goodness trees and plants can bring, here are some thoughts.
If you live in a flat, try planting cress or micro-greens on your kitchen windowsill, put a pot tree on a balcony or a hanging basket on an outside wall. For ideas try following Jenn – Growing Trees at Home.
Do you have outside space? Lift a flag, dollop in some compost and pop in some seeds or fill pots with shrubs and water often. Check out Growers and Givers Shoreham-by-Sea or The Birch Tree Project and transitiontownshoreham.org/action for free tree and other plant offers which come up from time to time, and more.
Love your local park/rec? There are lots of young trees that need watering and a bit of care every now and then, and more to be planted. To volunteer at monthly tree care sessions go to Tree Action.
Plant trees in your road? Do you want to live in a leafy avenue instead of a barren streetscape? Get together with neighbours to get trees planted in your green verges. West Sussex residents can go to the WSCC Donate a Tree Scheme and for tips on how to go about it: transitiontownshoreham.org/action.
Share what you’re doing
When people see things are happening they join in. Let us know what tree and plant related action you are taking go to: transitiontownshoreham.org/action to let others see what energy and ideas are happening in our communities and enter to win a prize for the best tree initiative, to be awarded at the 2026 Tree Festival.
For further information and resources to help you get planting go to: transitiontownshoreham.org/action.
“Scare Away the Dark” – Passenger’s (AKA Mike Rosenberg) dedication to our Tree Festival.
