The treescape and citizen wellbeing
Dodd, Sarah, Juliette Wilson, Shahrzad Zeinali, Gillian Dick, Etive Currie, Michael Pierre Johnson, and James Bonner. “Every Tree Tells a Story: The treescape and citizen wellbeing.” Ecological Frontiers (2025).
This paper by the Every Team team outlines how the insights gained from analysis of our postcard dataset can inform policy.
It emphasizes the social value of trees in promoting holistic urban wellbeing and encouraging inclusive, story-based engagement in environmental planning.
Through qualitative analysis of 178 postcards, four key modes of well-being were identified: emotional , relational, physical, and spatial.
5 Proposals for Urban Forestry Innovation
Sarah’s 2024 Policy Innovation Insight proposes wild allotments, forest enterprise and innovation labs, woodland studios, and eco-education reserves.
How do people value trees?
A multiple stakeholder story-telling exploration
Every Tree Tells a Story 