‘I Don’t Like Being Stuck in an Office’: The Young People Helping Plant a Ring of Trees Around London - Organic Consumers

‘I Don’t Like Being Stuck in an Office’: The Young People Helping Plant a Ring of Trees Around London

Harry Ewing is heaping branches and foliage from the forest floor on to a dead hedge, reinforcing the protective circle around his newly planted trees in Hadley Wood, north London. He is in a glade created by a fallen oak that was previously overrun with thick bramble. “I feel very happy – the trees are growing already. It’s really nice seeing it when it starts,” says Ewing. The 20-year-old is part of a group of young adults with learning disabi…

‘I Don’t Like Being Stuck in an Office’: The Young People Helping Plant a Ring of Trees Around London - Organic Consumers

‘I Don’t Like Being Stuck in an Office’: The Young People Helping Plant a Ring of Trees Around LondonJune 17, 2026 | Source: The Guardian | by Isaaq Tomkins Harry Ewing is heaping branches and foliage from the forest floor on to a dead hedge, reinforcing the protective circle around his newly planted trees in Hadley Wood, north London. He is in a glade created by a fallen oak that was previously overrun with thick bramble. “I feel very happy – t…