News for Nature & wildlife

Emergency surgery carried out on Hughenden’s Champion horse chestnut tree

Europe’s largest horse chestnut tree, at Hughenden, has had to undergo emergency tree surgery this week as a large crack has opened up in its main trunk. The 300 year old horse chestnut was designated Champion status in 2014 after rangers measured its girth. At 7.33m (just over 24 feet) it was officially verified as...

Mill Lane Community Garden, August Update

The Mill Lane Community Garden is now two and a half years old, and already looks like a well-established garden, with a wonderful mix of shrubs, trees, plants, wildflowers and vegetables.