Wonderful view towards Havering-Atte-Bower from @WoodlandTrust Hainault Forest. New woodland buffers the ancient, hundreds of excited Goldfinches feeding on Ragwort seed heads. An abundance of hips and haws,with hedgerows wearing a showy skirt of Michaelmas daisies. #Essex.

Autumn glow... Benmore Botanic Garden

Only three days to go to witness our spectacular Autumn colours before the gardens close for the season. Wander through our 70 acres and marvel at the breathtaking Maple Grove in all its glory! So hurry along this weekend and take advantage of our end of season tree sale.

A good day with a farm cluster meeting in N Essex, discussing and looking at pond restoration. A Kingfisher and a Hen Harrier added encouragement.

A well attended ,if somewhat damp, ATF Essex visit to Danbury Country Park. Some fantastic veteran trees and wide ranging discussion. A big thank you to everyone involved in the organisation of this event. Ancient Tree Forum #Ancient #Veteran #Trees #Essex

Alongside conservationists across the globe, we’ve been working to protect the endangered Wollemi pine from extinction 🌲 Today we’re delighted to plant the first six Wollemi pine as part of a global metacollection of this iconic conifer 🌎 👉youtu.be/zFeTfDZb0wE

Check out how autumn has been looking here in the last 7 days. We adore the spectacular display of colour! 🍂🍁 #AutumnatWestonbirt #autumncolours

Leaves from the enigmatic Sassafras albidum. Native to the USA it’s leaves are variable in shape,often with a lobe to one side. Outstanding autumn colour and deserves to be more widely planted in the UK. Alan Power Lou Nicholls

Join ATF Essex on a field trip to Furze Wood, Mistley, on Saturday 16th December 2023. Book your place today: tinyurl.com/29n34s3b

1/4: On the final day of #NationalTreeWeek we have to celebrate the incredible and unique trees in #EppingForest. Obviously, being a woodland, we have a lot of trees. But did you know that we have 55,000 veteran pollarded trees? We work hard to take care of our trees…

Places still available for the ATF Essex Field Trip to Furze Wood, taking place this Saturday.

Furze Hill,Mistley, was the venue for another great ATF Essex field trip this afternoon. Some fabulous trees including the living legend Old Knobbley. #Ancienttrees #Livinglegends

Winter Afternoon 1945 #JohnNash

An ancient ash pollard still actively managed at Westwell- Kent. 📷 Owen Johnson

For #thicktrunktuesday an oak with a skirt.

Brisk four mile walk this afternoon with the lunatic #Lucasterrier Smiley ice on the field puddles,hedges alive with chuckling Fieldfares and the first Aconites of spring.

Just what an #ancientwoodland and #SSSI needs! @WoodlandTrust #HainaultForest suffering yet another fly tipping incident. @EPEppingForest @EPRural

Ecovandalism in plain sight on Middlewick. Police called but security for Landmarc and MoD on the scene more quickly! Ecology reports for the vendor trashed by experts and Colchester City Council have barely acknowledged concerns. If heads have to roll, so be it. Not good enough. Pls RT.

ATF Essex local group invites you to join them for their first tree walk of 2024 at Hainault Forest. Visit some of the wonderful trees in the forest! For more info: tinyurl.com/y4myshfm