If you live in the North-east of England, you might be interested in Living Woods’s full nine-day celebration of National Tree Week’s 50th anniversary. There… Read More »National Tree Week planting opportunities
A couple of years ago I retired from my job in the local primary school, Queen’s Park School. Sometimes I miss working there so I… Read More »Back to School
It’s early November, and tree planters are just getting busy. So where do you get your trees from? There are plenty of reputable tree nurseries… Read More »Planting Season Autumn 2025
You may have noticed that at Woods for the Trees, we’ve been growing our range of gift cards and post cards. That’s because cards are… Read More »Success is on the cards
On Saturday 26th April I gave an illustrated talk at Newcastle’s City Library as part of Earth Day events. The talk was entitled Trees of… Read More »Trees of Life in the Wood Age
The trees in Thistle Wood have now had ten seasons’ growth and, considering that they were so badly deer-browsed before we took possession of the… Read More »Thistle Wood update
Yes, it’s that time of year again. To get involved with events near you, have a look at the Tree Council website. Meanwhile, we are… Read More »National Tree Week
A wild and spreading walnut treeStands proudly by my driveSome lower limbs are stiff and deadBut she’s very much alive In our cold climate nuts… Read More »Walnut Tree
The oldest trees in Thistle Wood mark their first decade in Autumn 2024. For the first time I can see patches of ground where shade,… Read More »Autumn in Thistle Wood
On a just-finished hundred-mile winter walk through West and South Yorkshire, I have felt somewhat tree-deprived – partly because my route lay through open farmland,… Read More »Winter walking
