Great Trees Ride - Southwark Healthy Ride

NOTE. Please register on Eventbrite so we can limit numbers, link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/great-trees-cycle-ride-tickets-636814929597. If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place.
A ride to look at some trees. Boring. Maybe - but trees, we are realizing, are not just a taken-for-granted background. They matter. They soak up CO2 and are good for our health. Inspiration comes from a talk in 2021 to Better Streets Southwark by Paul Wood about Tree Talk and his amazing Tree Map. Route is based on Paul’s Great Trees of London Map (£8 from book shops). We did this ride first in 2021, see report. Start is 9.30am from the Southwark Needle. Route an 11 mile circuit to 6 of the Great Trees. Route uses a mixture of paths and quiet streets, just short stretches of busy road. Runs through Camberwell, Peckham, New Cross and Deptford. Should end back at London Bridge at around midday. Bruce leading. Annotated route map at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1WMWt1qLR_4_obNGcwNHD3Sghfv22eLEW&usp=sharing

Easy-paced meander round some notable trees in Southwark and Lewisham boroughs. suitable for all levels of cyclist.

Small amount traffic free, lots of quiet streets, short stretches of busier road.

Several stops ot look at Great Trees. Not planning a coffee break.

Just yourself and your bike.

First-timers welcome!