Tree Musketeers
We're volunteers who grow trees at the Hackney Community Tree Nursery and plant them out in Hackney’s parks and green spaces.
Email: hello@treemusketeers.org.uk
- Another amazing planting day on Gascoyne estate, thank you to the incredible beings who came through, always a delight to see you wonderful locals get involved with keeping our beloved borough so beautiful. Thank you for spending your Saturday with us, always an honour 💜🌳 #Londontrees #Plantatree
- Join us next Saturday planting new trees in Springfield Park. Starting at 10am by the containers (///study.trees.tones), if you're late find us scattered around the park at a few different planting sites. @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @greenerhackney.bsky.social @nationallottery.bsky.social
- We had a great time on Sunday, we felt as blessed as the trees to have so many people join us in our wassail. 🍎 Big thanks to the amazing performances by Morris folk choir & the Feorin band. Join us next year for our #Wassail, or our next event this year will be our Open day on the 10th May.
- Thank you to everyone who came down to the nursery this year! 🎉🎉Christmas eve will be our last volunteering day of 2025 🌱 Seasonal wishes to all! ⛄🎁
- Have you seen our new Documentary by the Good Side? The Hackney Citizen have published an article about it! They came along to our Tree planting on Hackney Downs and it was great to show them what the Tree Musketeers do www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/12/09/film-celebrate-tree-lovers-green/
- We'll be holding a Wassail in our Orchard on the 4th January. All are welcome. The wonderful Annie Moreton will be guiding us through the traditions, with songs and music by @morrisfolkchoir.bsky.social and the Feorin band. #wassail #communityorchards #trees #Hackneytrees #communitytreenurseries
- We had a great Partnership Launch with Hillier’s last week and we can't wait to share Tree growing & Tree caring knowledge with them. We had the perfect weather to plant some of HIllier's trial climate resistant trees on the marshes, the wonderful artist Stik came along to plant one of the trees.
- At the Nursery we have been doing seed identification, separation & sorting. Including the Pride of India - Koelreuteria paniculata, Liquidambar - styraciflua & the Common Alder - Alnus glutinosa. Soaking in the bowl are Algerian oak - Quercus canariensis Photos by Pete Burke #nationaltreeweek
- We're open next Saturday 10am-3pm, come down and volunteer, you can find us next to the Hackney Marshes Centre on Homerton Road, E9 5PF. Credit to Stezzo films for making this awesome video showing what it's like to volunteer at the nursery www.youtube.com/shorts/OnVIf... #volunteer #community
- Join the Tree Musketeers for our Tree Planting in December! We'll be planting in Hackney Downs park on the 6th & 7th and in Millfields on the 13th. Sign up on our Eventbrite page: www.bit.ly/hackneytreemusketeers @loveourpark.bsky.social @sustainhackney.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social
- Holy shrub! Tree Musketeers are blessed to have just won the National Lottery Community Fund! What a magical start to the season! All going towards our Growing Hackney project which will be running throughout the next 2 planting seasons, winter 2025-26 & 2026-27. #nationallottery
- We're looking at pollinators in the Nursery - This is a male Common Blue butterfly - polyomatus Icarus. The hindwing of both sexes have a row of reddish/orange spots. 📷 photo credit: Pete Burke #hackneybiodiversity #butterfliesandmoths #communitygardens #pollinators
- We are recruiting! Join us as a part-time engagement arboriculturalist. Manage our tree stock, agree on our planting plans, engage volunteers & the wider community. Deadline: Friday 26 September 2025 www.treemusketeers.org.uk/jobs #Greenjobs #arbjobs #arboriculturist #communityengagement #Hackney
- Our AGM is on Saturday 27 September. Come along to the Tree Nursery 13.30 for a 14.00 start. Hear about what we’ve achieved in the last 12 months and our future plans. Followed by afternoon tea.
- Our Apple Day was in October but the apples are falling now… so we’ve moved it forward three weeks
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- Another one to add to our collection! @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @greenflagaward.bsky.social
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- Have you applied for the p/t Administrator post with the Tree Musketeers and not heard from us? If so, please send your sent application to christine@treemusketeers.org.uk by 27 June. There was a problem at our end and we want to ensure we have received all applications. Thank you.
- Have you applied for the p/t Administrator post with the Tree Musketeers and not heard from us? If so, please send your sent application to christine@treemusketeers.org.uk There was a problem at our end and we want to ensure we have received all applications. Thank you.
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- Ecological music artist, Phoebe Coco, singing at the tree nursery Open Day yesterday. Absolutely beautiful. @urbantreefest.bsky.social @greenerhackney.bsky.social
- Amazing artwork on our lockup by landscape-graffiti painter Joe Webster at our Open Day yesterday @urbantreefest.bsky.social @greenerhackney.bsky.social
- Going to the #HackneyMoves festival this Saturday? Pop in to the Tree Nursery Open Day on the other side of the Hackney Marshes Centre. It’s a very special place. And a very short walk. And part of the @urbantreefest.bsky.social. @greenerhackney.bsky.social
- We’re hiring. We’re looking for an administrator. Part-time, freelance. We’ve been volunteer-led for 25 years but we’re now doing so much more! Please circulate. @greenerhackney.bsky.social @sustainhackney.bsky.social
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- Come and celebrate Urban Tree Week at the tree nursery Open Day on Sat 17 May 11-16.00… or join us on Wednesday or Friday for tree tours of the nursery. @urbantreefest.bsky.social @hackneycouncil.bsky.social @sustainhackney.bsky.social
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