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Seeing the wood for the trees: what makes Nottingham a 'green' city?

With the recent success of urban greening projects, like the Green Heart Park, Nottingham is starting 2026 with lots of love for spots of nature in-and-around its city centre. Caradoc Gayer looks at what makes Nottingham a particularly ‘green’ city, and how in 2026 we can continue to ensure that it stays that way. 

Tragedy, Triumph and The Tree: R.D.K Marjoram discusses his debut novel

R.D.K Marjoram's debut novel, The Tree - A Novel: Tragic and Triumphant Tales of the Human Soul, is a thought-provoking exploration of sacrifice, suffering, and the resilience of the human spirit, drawing on his personal experiences as a psychotherapist. Aurora Amaryllis sat down with him to learn more about the ideas, influences and spiritual themes that shaped The Tree...

Winter Tree Identification Walk

Winter Tree Identification Walk

Walk With an Expert: Beeston Trees 2

Truth or legend: the case of the Bramley Apple tree

With this month’s LeftLion cover presenting you lovely readers with a zen looking-tree person, and Sherwood Forest providing inspiration for the latest exhibition at Nottingham Castle, it seems only right to dive into the greener myths and legends Nottingham has nurtured over the last millennium...

“Not behind a tree, I wouldn’t do that”: Overheard in Notts June 2025

Banksy, beavers and nine thousand pound fish all feature in this month's Overheard in Notts - 

Swingin’ Around the Christmas Tree With the Peggy’s House Band

A History of Nottingham Forest FC Fanzines

We take a deep dive into the history of Nottingham Forest FC fanzines and fan publications, from the 1980s to the present day...

Anthony Whishaw: Treescapes

The Happy Man Tree

Forest for the Trees

Tree Guardians Canopy 2050 are Working to Restore Nottinghamshire’s Canopy

Helene Laanest, director of Canopy 2050, and her collective of tree guardians are working hard to restore Nottinghamshire’s canopy. Helene tells us about the project and how she sees it growing…

Christmas Tales ( All Around the Tree)

Green Hustle Launch Twenty Twenty Tree Project With Trees For Cities, Planting Over 2,023 New Trees

Green Hustle's latest and largest tree planting project, in collaboration with Trees For Cities, has just begun, but there's still three dates left for you to get involved with. Green Hustle Co-Director Adam Pickering tells us all about it...

Learn More About Independent Film Club Jackie Treehorn Productions

Since December 2021, two brothers - Charlie and George Alexander - have been running Jackie Treehorn Productions, an independent film club showcasing a large variety of films throughout Nottingham. Inspired by other local independent programmers such as Kino Klubb, they use cinematic programming as a way of sharing films they love with more people (with the benefit of also being able to see those films on the big screen themselves).

From Green Hustle Festival to Kinky Boots, Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week

Lots of live music and theatre this week, so hopefully you're a fan of one or the other...

We Chat to The Priory of the Orange Tree Author Samantha Shannon Before Her Visit to Nottingham

Author Samantha Shannon created a best-selling sensation in 2019, with her sweeping fantasy epic The Priory of the Orange Tree picking up a fanatical global audience. Now she’s back with A Day of Fallen Night, a standalone prequel to that smash hit novel. Ahead of her visit to Nottingham’s Waterstones this month, she explains how she put together a beloved fantasy series…

Hedgerow Heroes Break Ground on New Tree Planting Project

Following on from Lewis Townsend’s article in our November magazine expounding the benefits of hedgerows and trailing the Hedgerow Heroes project, our own Environment Editor and Green Hustle co-leader Adam Pickering gives us the ground report from the first planting day…

Mini Trees

Notts Filmmaker Oliver Blair Lifts the Lid on His New Short Film The Tree

We chat to director Oliver Blair about how he walked a fine line between tragedy and comedy to depict grief in his witty, yet poignant, debut short film, The Tree, which follows two characters dealing with the loss of their father…

Orange Goblin

50 Years Later: A Clockwork Orange

He wasn't a bad filmmaker, that Stanley...

"When you have community, you have hope." How Notts Campaigners Saved Mature Trees in Newark-On-Trent

When the council planned to cut down four mature trees in Newark-on-Trent, the local community stepped up to save them. Emma Oldham, one of the movement’s campaigners, tells us all about it…