Urban Forests

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been several centuries since I’ve visited London, and back then I was only there long enough to board a vessel bound for the New World. At the time, the human metropolis seemed messy, loud, and barren of vegetation. But it has changed for the better. That makes me and my bond tree happy.

It seems in July 2019, London was confirmed by the National Park City Foundation as the world’s first national park city. What’s amazing is London has around 8.4 million trees for its 8.6 million residents. That’s almost one tree per person, and many of those people are certainly dryads. The city has over 20% canopy cover as well, and meets the UN definition of an urban forest. The canopy isn’t as dense as I am used to—often around 70% or more—but for an immense human city, 20% is impressive.

Urban Dryads on Digital Dryad

Urban Forests