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11-Year-Old Creates Whimsical Tree Tales in Hackney

4/7/2026

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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.