Tree Lady Talks

Send us Fan Mail Paul Chatterton is a writer, researcher and campaigner. He is Professor of Urban Futures in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds and is currently Director of the University's Sustainable Cities Group which launched the ground breaking MSc Sustainable Cities. Paul is also co-founder and resident of the award winning low impact housing co-operative Lilac and helpe...

Send us Fan Mail Dinah Bornat Session Chair Director ZCD Architects Dinah is an expert on child friendly cities and has researched and published extensively on the subject. She is a Mayor's Design Advocate for the Mayor of London, a design review panel member for Harrow and Hounslow Councils, a Wise Friend for Urban Design London and a member of the Hackney Regeneration Design Advice Group. A...

Send us Fan Mail Ed is a civil engineer and graduate of Imperial College. He has a Masters Degree in Hydraulic Engineering from the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico. He is a Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers which is now 200 years old and has a global membership of 92,000 professionals. Ed is a Senior Director of Expedition Engineering and was instrumental in the growth o...

Send us Fan Mail Dinah is an expert on child friendly cities and has researched and published extensively on the subject. She is a Mayor's Design Advocate for the Mayor of London, a design review panel member for Harrow and Hounslow Councils, a Wise Friend for Urban Design London and a member of the Hackney Regeneration Design Advice Group. As well as the GLA she has worked closely with local...

Send us Fan Mail Picture the scene. During lockdown, Noel enters an empty restaurant, empty but for restaurant tables upon which are television monitors of many interviews streaming on a loop, and on the far wall, banks of speaker systems. The 'Culture' bart has been set up with virtual drinks and a special 'Literary Corner' for readings from some of the authors involved in Sea...

Send us Fan Mail Ed is a civil engineer and graduate of Imperial College. He has a Masters Degree in Hydraulic Engineering from the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico. He is a Vice President of the Institution of Civil Engineers which is now 200 years old and has a global membership of 92,000 professionals. Ed is a Senior Director of Expedition Engineering and was instrumental in the growth o...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne is an urban greening and climate resilience strategist and advises governments internationally on urban greening. Yvonne is currently collaborating on the development and implementation of Green Riyadh with the Riyadh Development Authority. Green Riyadh aims to create 3300 new parks and gardens, and to plant 7.5 million trees by 2030.  She has advised local and state govern...

Send us Fan Mail Yvonne is an urban greening and climate resilience strategist and advises governments internationally on urban greening. Yvonne is currently collaborating on the development and implementation of Green Riyadh with the Riyadh Development Authority. Green Riyadh aims to create 3300 new parks and gardens, and to plant 7.5 million trees by 2030.  She has advised local and state govern...

Send us Fan Mail Howard Gray is the PR & Specification Consultant at Green Blue Urban Howard spends much of his time travelling the country. He carries out CPD presentations and site visits to assist contractors with their tree planting projects ensuring GreenBlue benefits are understood and his enthusiasm for this is legendary. With nearly 40 years of experience planting trees in urban settin...

Send us Fan Mail Howard has travelled extensively for the past few years, educating and presenting superior tree establishment methods to wide audiences from many different disciplines. Widely recognised as a passionate urban tree enthusiast within the UK. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail The Tree Lady talks to Jonathan Drori CBE about his book ' Around The World In 80 Trees '. Here is a snip from his CV:- An experienced chairman, trustee and adviser, Jon helps organisations to develop strategy, drive performance and engage new audiences with services that they'll value. He is unusual in bridging disparate fields; public engagement and outreach, educ...

Send us Fan Mail The Tree Lady talks to Jonathan Drori CBE about his book ' Around The World In 80 Trees '. Here is a snip from his CV:- An experienced chairman, trustee and adviser, Jon helps organisations to develop strategy, drive performance and engage new audiences with services that they'll value. He is unusual in bridging disparate fields; public engagement and outreach, educ...

Send us Fan Mail Henry Kuppen, Director Terra Nostra,  Knowledge Centre for Trees and Soils . Henry Kuppen is an arboricultural consultant from the Netherlands. He started his education in forestry and began his professional career as a tree surgeon at Copijn Tree Surgeons in 1983. In 1989 he won the Dutch national tree climbing championship, and in 1994 he started his own arboricultural company i...

Send us Fan Mail Henry Kuppen, Director Terra Nostra,  Knowledge Centre for Trees and Soils . Henry Kuppen is an arboricultural consultant from the Netherlands. He started his education in forestry and began his professional career as a tree surgeon at Copijn Tree Surgeons in 1983. In 1989 he won the Dutch national tree climbing championship, and in 1994 he started his own arboricultural company i...

Send us Fan Mail The Woodland Trust The Tree Lady Talks  - - Woodland Trust Special In this two-part edition of the podcast, Sharon talks to no less than seven interviewees about their role in working with or for the charity.   Part One. Woodland Trust Website Facebook Youtube Stand Up For Trees Darren Moorcroft - CEO Darren has been responsible for: the Trust’s acquisition strategy – growing the...

Send us Fan Mail Part Two of this weeks special podcast episode featuring John Tucker, David Rose, Joe Coles, and Olivia Ransome. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Soundbites from the Woodland Trust Chief Executive Darren Moorcroft, Director of Woodland Creation John Tucker, Street Tree guru Joe Coles, and Farm Eco (working with the Woodland Trust) David Rose, prior to the full episode airing from the 27th November.   For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Global Tree Health The Tree Lady Talks  - - to Dr David Coyle Dr. David Coyle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University.  His Extension Forestry program focuses on forest and tree health and invasive species management in forests and managed landscapes across the Southeast. Previously, Dave ran the Southern Regiona...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. David Coyle is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University in South Carolina.  His Extension Forestry program focuses on forest and tree health and invasive species management in forests and managed landscapes across the Southeast. Dave is a big proponent of using social media as a teaching tool for forest health, a...

Send us Fan Mail Tree Lady Talks, Episode 10 in discussion with Pete Wharton, founder of Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultancy , a multi-disciplinary business. Sharon and Pete discuss what it's like building a business through an economic crisis, people management in unprecedented times of furlough, and virtual team-building, including Zoom meetings and managing staff mental health throu...

Send us Fan Mail Pete Wharton, of Wharton Natural Infrastructure Consultants, discusses the highs and  lows, and also the challenges of running a multi-disciplinary practice. Full episode out now! For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Including today:- Dr James Canton , Author of 'The Oak Papers'. Stephen Taylor , Author of 'Oak: one tree, three years, fifty paintings '. Irina Antonets   Designer, Artist,Illustrator and creator of the Humanum Lignum project Dr Gabriel Hemery author, tree photographer, and silvologist For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Soundbite from this weeks podcast - an Art & Literature Special, featuring Dr James Canton, author of 'The Oak Papers', Artist Stephen Taylor, author of 'Oak: one tree, three years, fifty paintings ', and author Dr Gabriel Hemery, with a great contribution from Irina Antonets  of Humanum Lignum fame  (full episode only). Out on Friday October 30th. For more...

Send us Fan Mail Sue James trained at the Architectural Association and worked in private practice in West Wales.  In parallel she has provided consultancy services with a focus on the public realm and is a founding member of the Trees and Design Action Group. She has also advised Ecobuild (now Futurebuild) on content for the conference and seminar programme for many years. In this clip she descri...

Send us Fan Mail Sue James trained at the Architectural Association and worked in private practice in West Wales.  In parallel she has provided consultancy services with a focus on the public realm and is a founding member of the Trees and Design Action Group. She has also advised Ecobuild (now Futurebuild) on content for the conference and seminar programme for many years. In this clip she descri...