Oak - Slow growing and very long lived, oaks have been valued for centuries for their wood for building houses, barns and ships. They are easily identified by their lobed leaves and by the acorns produced in autumn. 

Yew - This evergreen is another slow growing and long lived tree which is said to symbolise immortality and is often found in churchyards. Yew wood was traditionally used to make long bows. All parts of the yew are poisonous and a chemotherapy agent has been extracted from it. 

Indian Bean - Tree Originating in Southeastern America, it has heart shaped leaves, large white, yellow or purplish flowers in July, and long seed pods which contain inedible seeds not beans! It is a popular parkland and street tree. 

Eucalyptus - Sadly this tree came down in a storm during 2023. 

Weeping Willow - This beautiful tree originates in China but is commonly planted in parkland in England. They are said to have been traded along the Silk Road and to have been valued to shelter land around oases in the Gobi Desert. There are numerous species of British native willow which produce wood for cricket bats and baskets. The use of the bark as a source of aspirin-like medicine was first described in Ancient Egypt.

London Plane - This magnificent tree is possibly 200 years old, and it has now grown around the fence below. Plane trees are tolerant of smoky city atmospheres and lose the pollutants as they shed their bark. This makes them very popular as urban street trees. 

Copper Beech - Cultivated from common beech this tree has purple leaves which turn a beautiful copper colour in autumn. Beech wood is fine grained and hard and is used for chairs, flooring, tool handles and fire wood. 

Horse Chestnut - This chestnut has nuts called ‘conkers’ which are poisonous! Children have traditionally played a game in autumn with conkers threaded on a piece of string. One is swung to hit another until one shatters. Horse Chestnut wood was traditionally used to make trays and toys. 

Tree of Heaven - This Chinese tree has attractive flowers and winged seeds. It is short lived and fast growing, the quick growth causing the undulations that can be seen on the trunk. Its use has been recorded in ancient Chinese medicine and it is still used today, mainly as an astringent. 

Lime Avenue - This avenue of lime trees marks an old field boundary and looks particularly impressive in spring when the light green leaves first appear. The flowers are used to make a refreshing tea and the new leaves can be eaten in a salad. Lime wood is used for carving, wooden spoons and musical instruments. 

Silver Birch - This is another beautiful tree with silver bark, drooping twigs and delicate catkins. Birch is a common native woodland tree. It is used in charcoal making and the sap can be made into a sparkling wine.