Four heatwaves and a prolonged period of drought have made the summer of 2026 a difficult time for Battersea's trees, both old and young.

The London base of horticultural therapy charity Thrive is right here in Battersea Park; in July I went there to interview Regional Centre Manager Cathy Graham about its work.

Learn more about the many species of plants we identified during our fourth annual citizen science survey of Christchurch Gardens and Falcon Park with Enable Biodiversity.