As mentioned above in the report on the Spa Road planting, our next project was to plant trees alongside the cycle path running from the Rivenhall Oaks estate to link with Motts Lane/Cut Throat Lane by the pedestrian bridge over the railway north of Witham station. Like this year’s planting at Spa Road, this project…
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Planting at Spa Road play area
In last year’s planting season we planted 12 trees along the road at the edge of the Spa Road play area, Seven of these were funded by Witham Town Council and the remainder from our own resources, which come largely from a generous bequest some years ago by a local resident. In order to complete…
Planting in Pattison Close, Luard Way and the Humber Estate
On 30 November we began by planting in Pattison Close a tree sponsored by local residents in memory of their daughter. The family attended the planting of this liquidambar and, with its striking appearance and lovely autumn colour, we hope that it will prove a fitting memorial. We moved on to Luard Way to plant…
The Planting Season Begins
Since we completed our last watering run at the end of September, we have visited all the several hundred trees we have planted in order to inspect them and carry out any necessary maintenance work. As usual there was disappointing evidence of damage by mowers – broken posts, bent cages and some injury to the…
The ‘Lynfield’ Elm
Having resisted the ravages of Dutch Elm disease that has seen many of its relations, particularly here in East Anglia, wiped off the landscape, the Lynfield Elm, as it is affectionately known, now faces its biggest challenge yet. How to respond to the threat of the chainsaw. An impossible task? Maybe not….. This grand old…