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Urban Tree Festival School Challenge

Submissions: Stories | Poetry | Artwork | Scientific posters

As part of the Urban Tree Festival, The Royal Parks invited school students to get creative and explain both the importance of trees and the impact climate change is having on them.

Below are some of the fantastic submissions that we received in 2021.

  • Stories
  • Poetry
  • Artwork
  • Scientific posters

Click on each item to view it as a PDF.

Thank you to all of the children and their teachers at the following schools for their amazing work:

Connaught House School, Hayes Park School, Hurlingham School, Lark Rise Academy, Lea Valley Primary School, Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Hazelbury Primary School

Read how The Royal Parks is Helping Nature Thrive in the face of threats such as climate change and the spread of animal plants and diseases by visiting www.royalparks.org.uk/helpnaturethrive


Stories

The Blossom by E.D. (Hurlingham School)

The Blossom by E.D.
(Hurlingham School)

Cherry Blossom by M.H. (Hurlingham School)

Cherry Blossom by M.H.
(Hurlingham School)

The Last Tree by C.M. (Hurlingham School)

The Last Tree by C.M.
(Hurlingham School)

Poetry

The Copper Beech (Hayes Park School)

The Copper Beech
(Hayes Park School)

Blossom Haiku by Miles (Hurlingham School)

Blossom Haiku by Miles
(Hurlingham School)

Call to Action by Thomas (Hurlingham School)

Call to Action by Thomas
(Hurlingham School)

Artwork

Climate Change by Lilah (Hurlingham School)

Climate Change by Lilah
(Hurlingham School)

Prunus Avium by Sam (Hurlingham School)

Prunus Avium by Sam
(Hurlingham School)

Nurture by Oscar (Lark Rise Academy)

Nurture by Oscar
(Lark Rise Academy)

Trees!!! by Bethany (Lark Rise Academy)

Trees!!! by Bethany
(Lark Rise Academy)

Free Trees by B.L.B. (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Free Trees by B.L.B.
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Leafy Tree by R.V.N. (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Leafy Tree by R.V.N.
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Mother Nature by R.D. (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Mother Nature by R.D.
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Nature Haiku by J.A. (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Nature Haiku by J.A.
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Nature Poem by J.A. (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Nature Poem by J.A.
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Copper Beech (Hayes School)

Copper Beech
(Hayes School)

Poplar (Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar
(Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar (Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar
(Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar (Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar
(Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar (Lea Valley Primary School)

Poplar
(Lea Valley Primary School)

Elder by Dylan (Lark Rise Academy)

Elder by Dylan
(Lark Rise Academy)

Elder (Lark Rise Academy)

Elder
(Lark Rise Academy)

Tree art (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Tree art
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Tree art collage (Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Tree art collage
(Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School)

Scientific Posters

Copper Beech Tree research poster (Hayes Park School)

Copper Beech Tree research poster
(Hayes Park School)

Cherry Blossom by Ashton (Hurlingham School)

Cherry Blossom poster by Ashton
(Hurlingham School)

Elder Tree by Nisha (Connaught House School)

Elder tree poster by Nisha
(Connaught House School)

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Hornbeam poster
(Hazelbury Primary School)

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