STREET TREE ENTHUSIASTS

…mostly volunteers, join them for good company

Volunteering has been the lifeblood of Street Trees for Living since 2011, and it can still start for anyone RIGHT HERE! Volunteers made it all happen and to a huge degree still do. They take roles ranging from trustee to tree waterer, sponsor to street rep. Over the years many volunteers have been willing to chat about themselves. On this page you can read pieces based on conversations with STfL Co-Founder Dom Eliot.

All the pieces were originally in our monthly e-newsletter. You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this page. If you know of someone who might like to discuss being a Street Tree Enthusiast of the Month please email dom@streettreesforliving.org

Please note copy and photos are subject to STfL copyright

Interviews with some of the people behind Street Trees for Living

Oli Back 31/03/2023 Oli Back 31/03/2023

Al Walter

Al Walter remembers planting a silver birch when he was five years old in North London, and the feeling it could never grow taller than he was.

Oli Back 28/02/2023 Oli Back 28/02/2023

Stuart Checkley

Stuart is now our Area Rep in Forest Hill, but he has volunteered with Street Trees for Living for years. He was a founding trustee for the newly independent charity in 2019 and was central to its creation.

Oli Back 31/01/2023 Oli Back 31/01/2023

Caroline Cupitt

Caroline has a passionate and formidable interest in trees but is also very enthusiastic about how they can involve urban communities and young people in natural processes.

Oli Back 31/12/2022 Oli Back 31/12/2022

David Low

David has much to say about the benefits of volunteering for STfL. “I love meeting people in their own environment, walking the streets as an end in itself, and mentally mapping my own habitat.

Oli Back 30/11/2022 Oli Back 30/11/2022

Stuart Reed

When I met Stuart Reed for our interview he told me he knows very little about trees. However his role is vital to the efficiency of the charity.

Oli Back 31/10/2022 Oli Back 31/10/2022

Roger Lewis

Roger Lewis was one of our founding volunteers. "I moved to St John's in 2010. I was driven by Utopian impulses and happy memories to recreate the countryside