Alla Barkova – new tree-drawing exhibition
Our partner artist Alla Barkova has an exhibition running at Mayer Hall, Bebington on the Wirral until October 23rd. If you can, go and see… Read More »Alla Barkova – new tree-drawing exhibition
Max Adams
Wildfires, drought and trees
Droughts and wildfires are nothing new or unnatural; but they are becoming more frequent and more dangerous. Parched moorland, scrub, and heathland are particularly prone… Read More »Wildfires, drought and trees
New trees and the drought – watering
Trees planted in the last two or three seasons are extremely prone to spring and summer droughts – their roots haven’t yet developed enough to… Read More »New trees and the drought – watering
The London Tree Ring
Check out this story from today’s Guardian, highlighting the ongoing work of the London Tree Ring, a group of projects that engages young people, especially… Read More »The London Tree Ring
The Dwarf birch – a Highland tree
(the picture above shows mature downy birch trees with a ground cover of heather and dwarf birch) This last weekend we were in the Western… Read More »The Dwarf birch – a Highland tree
Tree-planting rejected
The BBC has posted a story about a Surrey council that rejected a tree-planting scheme proposed by a neighbourhood volunteer group who wanted to improve… Read More »Tree-planting rejected
The Wood-wide Webinars
A taster session Last night (Feb 11th, 2026), we broadcast our first Wood-wide Webinar We introduced participants to Woods for the Trees – who we… Read More »The Wood-wide Webinars
Four types of forest mapped
Afficionados of woods and trees might like to see/share this rather elegant and informative map. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-four-major-types-of-forests-around-the-world/
Oak Gall wasps: what are they about?
What’s an oak gall? In the picture above you see an autumn oak leaf, discarded by its tree having extracted all the sugars it can… Read More »Oak Gall wasps: what are they about?
Do Trees have memories…?
This article from The Conversation is well-worth reading, if you’re interested in the latest research on trees’ remarkable evolutionary journey: https://theconversation.com/what-do-trees-remember-268499?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com