UK SME specialising in community engagement and participatory dialogue for environmental and inclusive urban health projects.
Book on a Tree Ltd is a small UK-based private company specialising in community engagement, participatory communication, and social innovation within environmental and urban wellbeing contexts. Their work focuses on bridging the gap between research communities and the public, with particular attention to disadvantaged populations and underserved urban areas. In EU projects, they contribute expertise in stakeholder dialogue, inclusive design processes, and translating complex research into accessible formats for communities and local authorities. Their profile suggests they operate at the intersection of environment, public health, and social equity — bringing communication and participation skills to technically-led research consortia.
Both ThinkNature (multi-stakeholder dialogue platform for nature-based solutions) and IN-HABIT (inclusive health in small cities) required structured community and multi-actor engagement as a core deliverable.
ThinkNature (2016–2019) centred on building a think tank and dialogue platform specifically for nature-based innovation, placing Book on a Tree in a knowledge-brokering role.
IN-HABIT (2020–2025), their largest and most recent project, targets inclusive health and wellbeing in small and medium-sized cities with a focus on disadvantaged neighbourhoods.
IN-HABIT's explicit focus on disadvantaged neighbourhoods and equitable access to health services points to a growing capability in social equity within urban planning and public health projects.
In their first H2020 project (2016–2019), Book on a Tree worked on nature-based solutions, contributing to a multi-stakeholder think tank — their focus was environmental knowledge exchange and dialogue facilitation. By 2020, they pivoted toward inclusive urban health, joining a large Innovation Action targeting disadvantaged communities in smaller cities across Europe. The trajectory is clear: they are moving from environmental communication toward social equity and public health, while retaining their core competence in participatory engagement and multi-actor partnership work.
Book on a Tree is shifting toward socially-focused urban wellbeing projects, making them a relevant partner for future calls on health inequalities, urban resilience, or community-led climate adaptation.
Book on a Tree has participated exclusively as a non-leading partner across both projects — they join consortia rather than coordinate them. Despite only two projects, they have accumulated 40 unique consortium partners across 13 countries, which indicates they have been embedded in genuinely large, diverse collaborative networks. This suggests they are valued as a contributor of specific soft skills — engagement, communication, or community reach — rather than as a research or technical lead.
Book on a Tree has worked with 40 distinct partners across 13 countries despite only two projects, reflecting placement in large, multi-country European consortia. Their network spans at minimum the UK and continental Europe, with partners likely drawn from local authorities, research institutes, and civil society organisations given the nature of their projects.
Book on a Tree occupies a niche that few private SMEs fill in EU research: translating technical research on environment and urban health into participatory, community-level engagement. Their combination of nature-based solutions experience and emerging urban health equity work makes them a credible bridge partner for consortia that need meaningful public or community involvement. For project coordinators building Innovation Actions or CSAs with a civic or local-government dimension, this organisation offers specialist engagement capacity without the overhead of a large institution.
