Thu 1st August: London is a Forest; An evening with Paul Wood

An evening of conversation with Paul Wood author of London is a Forest and London's Street Trees. At Waterstones Crouch End.

In London, 8.6 million people are crammed into just 600 square miles alongside 8.3 million trees, and millions upon millions of other plants, insects and animals. According to one UN definition, this makes the city a forest. The Forestry Commission agree, describing London as the world's largest urban forest. And it's a very special, urban forest at that.

Following a number of trails through the rich diversity of London, this book looks at the urban forest, our relationships with it and attitudes towards it and will uncover the fascinating stories and secrets it holds.

Wood looks at the fascinating stories of some of the iconic, and some of the more hidden species that define the urban forest. These will include familiar tree species like the London Plane, Oaks, Cherries and Hornbeam, alongside the rare Wild Service Tree and the surprising Tree of Heaven. Other inhabitants of the forest such as parakeets, urban foxes and, of course, humans are also be featured.

More details at Waterstones.