Lewes becomes the first town in England to grant rights to all trees through an adopted charter.

On Saturday 13th June the Lewes Tree Festival starts with a launch event from 11:00 to 15:00 at the Lewes Climate Hub with an exhibition from Lewes Urban Arboretum. Refreshments will be available. …

Map showing the location of at least one tree of each species that we have recorded, so far, in Lewes, East Sussex. Compiled by the Trees Committee of Friends of Lewes, (Lewes Urban Arboretum project)...

The green tree symbol shows where members of the Friends of Lewes Trees Committee have planted trees as part of the Lewes Urban Arboretum Project which began in 2014.

Wed 20th August 2025 at 7.30 pm / Town Hall Lecture Room (entrance in Fisher Street) plus ZOOM ONLINE. A preview of the programme by Marcus Taylor for the 2025 Heritage Open Days weekend in Lewes (…

FRIENDS OF LEWES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON 28th MAY 2025Download

BBC South East have picked up on Friends of Lewes concerns over discharges of untreated Sewage into the river Ouse at Lewes and our call for an embargo on Housebuilding until the infrastructure is …

The Trees Committee of Friends of Lewes are organising guided tree walks during Tree Festival Week, 15th to 22nd June. Southover Grange GardensSunday 15th June  2.30 – 4.00 p.m.Explore t…

Do you have photographs or memorabilia of the Lewes Floods? Did you write a poem or paint any pictures? This October is the 25th Anniversary of the 2000 Lewes Floods when over 600 homes and 300 bus…