Rushgrove Park Forest

A new SUGi Pocket Forest will kickstart the regeneration of Rushgrove Park, an underused green space in Barnet, north-west London. The project is a collaboration with Rooted City, a grassroots initiative led by Gen Z women who reclaim neglected, overgrown urban spaces and transform them into biodiverse community sanctuaries.

The planting will be documented in a short film by Joanna Suchomska, following the women of Rooted City as they test a simple idea: that caring for a shared piece of land can bring a community closer together.

Students from Colindale Primary School and North London Grammar School will join the planting day. Beyond the planting itself, the SUGi Pocket Forest becomes a long-term anchor for community stewardship, drawing residents back to a park they can now tend, share, and grow with.