A very special offering today and one we would love to know more about if there are any stories out there? One we discovered when visiting the “Lady’s Well” site, this Ancient moss and lichen adorned tree straddles the wall surrounding St Marys Church...
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In 1879 Sir William Armstrong donated Heaton Park, Armstrong park and Jesmond Dene to the city. This ancient and significant pear tree stood in the grounds of Heaton park prior to that date. It measure 35o cm @ 1.5M and has a significant crown...
Our first find is this Leper Oak. This Ancient tree is located on Hexham Golf Course so you have to be a member of the club or get permission to view this one. It is one of the “Hexham Oaks” and prior to the...
Did you know that the Tree councils National tree week began in 1973 with that slogan “Plant a tree in 73” and was a response at the time to the ravages of Dutch Elm disease which sadly devastated and transformed the landscape of this...
Our project is dependant on links to our volunteers and partner organisations, our latest such link is Woolsington Wild. Intent on raising local environmental awareness and preserving our green heritage they have helped raise the profile of trees across the region, adding these trees...
Two of the regions trees both within our project area have been successful in reaching the final of the Woodland Trusts Tree of the Year Competition The winning tree is eligible for up to a £1000 Tree Care Award aimed at helping to provide...