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We answer common questions below. If you cannot see the answer to your question please get in touch with us. If you are experiencing technical issues or if the site is not working properly, then email [email protected].

1. How is TreeTalk funded?

TreeTalk is a non-funded project, undertaken by our love of trees and the natural environment.

2. Coverage

Information about the areas and trees included in this project.

3. Using the map

How to use our tree map and select and highlight different species and understand how we classify trees by rarity.

4. Benefits of Trees

Why trees are so important to you and for the environment.

5. Signing Up & Liking/Favouriting Trees

Additional information related to signing up, managing your account, and other features such as 'liking/favouriting' a tree.

6. Creating Tree Walks

How to create walks visiting the trees in your neighbourhood or further afield.

7. Finding out more about trees

Finding out about individual trees and their contribution to your local environment.

8. Digging Deeper - Getting to know trees

Getting to know more about trees, their naming and all the useful things that they do in cities.

Tree's have a common name and a species name, or "Latin name". We show both on the map. Read below to understand the different forms of name you will see.

9. Something wrong with a Tree?

How to report something that is wrong with a tree to those who manage it.

10. Additional Project Information

Find out more about the project.

Data, Copyright and Acknowledgments

TreeTalk acknowledge the following in terms of usage of information, designs and data on this site.

Map uses data kindly made available by Greater London Authority under the Open Government License. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Unfortunately it does not yet cover the WHOLE of London, which is why you will see some gaps in places on the map and you will not be able to create a trail in some areas.

Map contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

Map contains data © MapBox, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Uses Environment Agency rainfall data from the real-time data API (Beta). For more detailed copyright information, please see our Terms.
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