Today's the day!
The 4th Plymouth Urban Tree Festival starts today!
If you haven't already had a look at what's going on, then the full schedule is now on the PUTF website.
PUTF.org
Kicking off in style, today is the Tree's A Crowd event at Snapdragons in Victoria Park with live music, activities for kids and big kids, pasties, cake and a drinks - don't miss it!
Today is also the first day of the art exhibition which is in The Almanac Cafe and @inkpareidolia will be there 12 til 2 doing a drop in leaf print making workshop if you fancy a go at making your own tree art!
There are over 30 events on between today and the 17th so make sure you have a look at what's on because quite a few have already sold out or filled up.
The 2026 Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is organised by Plymouth Tree People and supported by the Plymouth & South Devon Community Forest.
Wishing this absolute legend a very happy 100th birthday! He has been an inspiration to us all!
This celebration of nature commissioned by @psdcommunityforest is coming along! Helping us to connect with woodlands, feel part of nature and value our environment. 🌸☘️🍄❤️
#DavidAttenborough100
#CommunityArt
#NatureInspired
#EnvironmentalArt
Another Plymouth Urban Tree Festival favourite - the tree themed yoga with @michellefinlayyoga
This year, the outdoor yoga session will be in Pounds House Park. The exact location can be found on the event page on our website.
Come along for a beautifully relaxing yoga session which will of course, involve tree pose!
This session is free or you can pay what you can afford.
The Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is organised by Plymouth Tree People and supported by the Plymouth & South Devon Community Forest.
🍄 Mushrooms in action and more on its way!
Fabulous launch party @city.farm.house ! This is a great project at C103 @nudgecommunity beautifully renovated building. An indoor farm is flourishing, the mushroom farm is well established already and other projects are moving in.
Drop by @city.farm.house Thursday mornings 11-2 for a tour of the farm.
The mushroom half of the @psdcommunityforest mural popped up at the party, see it featuring some brilliant humans turned into mushrooms for the night 🍄✨
The other half of the mural board is coming along, I am really excited to see it installed in the park for everyone to play with!
If you have a project, festival or event that would benefit from an interactive artwork feel free to get in touch 🌿🎨
#BehindTheScenes #CommunityArt #MuralArt #PlayfulArt
🌳✨ Next Young Climate Ambassadors workshop
📅 Tue 19 May
⏰ 4pm to 6pm
📍 Poole Farm
We’re heading outdoors to join the Youth Hub and Community Tree Nursery for a hands‑on tree workshop 🌱
Expect to:
🌲 Explore the tree nursery
🌰 Learn how seeds become trees
✋ Sow a tree seed for Plymouth’s future
👉 Sign up now - link in bio!
With thanks to @psdcommunityforest Forest Rising & the Youth Participation Team 🌿
#YoungClimateAmbassadors #EcoYouth #ClimateAction #NatureConnection
Get involved in loads of nature based, fun activities with the Green Communities Rangers at Mount Wise!
On Tuesday 12th May you can drop in between 10am and 1pm to make a clay leaf coaster, go on a butterfly walk, undertake an ecological survey and help improve the area with a litter pick!
This event is suitable for all ages.
No need to book, just turn up!
The 2026 Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is organised by Plymouth Tree People and supported by the Plymouth & South Devon Community Forest.
🌳 The Community Tree Nursery volunteers were busy sowing seeds last week! 🌳
✨ They managed to sow out germinating seeds into trays which is the first important step in growing young trees.
The species sown include:
- Blackthorn
- Crab apple
- Judas tree
- Elder
- Silver birch
- & more!
The volunteers then got to work building the new raised-planters (repurposed cattle troughs) in the new nursery area.
They finished the day by conducting a couple of pH tests on the soil samples from the new area, determining whether the soil is in a suitable condition for growing trees. So far the results are looking good 🌱✨
#PSDCF #CTN
Join members of the Plymouth Beaver Project at Poole Farm for a tour of the beaver enclosure. Find out all about these fascinating creatures, and how they impact on the landscape!
This event is subsidised by PUTF so is cheaper than the normal beaver tours - grab a bargain!
This is made possible because the Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is sponsored by the Plymouth & South Devon Community Forest.
Book now via our website PUTF.org
Join Julia from Ink Pareidolia for a relaxed art workshop at Sappho's Cafe and Community Space.
Use materials from trees to create a starting point for your work then see where it takes you!
This workshop is open to all ages and all abilities.
Pay what you can afford - we are suggesting a recommended donation of £3 to £5 per person.
In order to accommodate people with work commitments, late comers are welcome!
The Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is organised by @plymouthtreepeople and supported by @psdcommunityforest
Join Plymouth Tree People trustees and members of @rebel_botanists_uk for a guided walk around Bluebell Wood - a small but stunning remnant of ancient woodland on the edge of Plymouth.
Register via our website - PUTF.org
The 2026 is supported by @psdcommunityforest
Want to learn how to make dye and ink from trees? Well join Vicky from @flax_project for a workshop where you will find out how!
Oak galls were used to make black ink from Roman times until the 19th Century.
This 2 hour workshop is on at @theplot_unionstreet on Monday 11th May and is subsidised to keep the cost affordable!
The Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is organised by @plymouthtreepeople and supported by @psdcommunityforest
What is a folk tale but a tangled woodland of words, where anything could happen?
Join Dartmoor based storyteller, Lisa Schneidau, for a story walk around some of the special trees in Central Park and the Family Tree Field. Lisa will share legends, folklore and folk tales from her forthcoming book - Tree Folk, out later this year.
Meet Lisa outside the Meadow Cafe at 4pm on Saturday 16th May.
This event is space limited so please book via our Eventbrite.
The Plymouth Urban Tree Festival is organised by @plymouthtreepeople and supported by @psdcommunityforest
