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Story summary
- Niovi, 11, formed Talking Tree Collective along the River Lea at Hackney Marshes.
- Over the past year, she crafted whimsical backstories for trees on family walks.
- Humble Dick is a tree in a fictional war, and Bernard is a litter-picking tree.
- Niovi's father, Doug, helps make signs, but she tells the stories.
- The signs, attributed to the anonymous collective, will remain for a few weeks and offer a joyful escape.
