A gallery of pictures of some other activities during the past few years:
Brownsea Island.
A small group of members visited Brownsea to see the Red
Squirrels and hear about the long running project to eliminate
the Rhododendron that had smothered much of the island.
The squirrels obligingly turned out to provide excellent
viewing.
New Forest
Autumn colours were late developing in 2011 so the walk
was postponed until they had fully developed. A group of us
enjoyed fine weather and brilliant colours as well as seeing
a number of woodland fungi despite the dry autumn. This
was followed by tea with homemade teacakes at the New
Forest Inn at Emery Down. We try to visit the New Forest in
Autumn most years (see programme).
Pruning Demonstration at Kingston Mauward
A large group of members and friends attended this
demonstration by Nigel Hewish of how to prune a range of
trees from native species to fruit trees. Some of us may now
feel confident to have a go ourselves!
Propagation demonstration
Nigel Hewish demonstrates how to propagate trees.
Seeds , cuttings and grafting. Another year he
demonstrated how to grow Bonsai trees
Supporting our activities
To support our objectives and especially tree planting and the School Project we
have a number of fund raising events that also provide an opportunity to
promote trees and raise awareness of Trees for Dorset. Among the most
important are our plant sale with cream teas, a supper evening and our stand at
the Oak Fair at Stock Gaylard (see events page).
Photos below show our plant sale in the beautiful gardens of the Old Rectory
Langton Long, courtesy of Mr & Mrs Skipwith.
More recently we have held our plant sale at Stratton in Christine David’s lovely
garden
Each year we have a stand at the Oak Fair at Stock Gaylard where we can meet members and
others interested in trees and our work. We run a tree identification quiz where some excel though
it is disappointing that many don't know the trees they must see everyday - a clear indication more
promotion of trees is needed.
Members an friends meet for a supper and entertainment at Springhead where they can also
enjoy its beautiful garden.
