Tree Planting Now For The Future
One of Hedgemead Park’s many attractions is its lush green canopy when the trees are in leaf. However, some of the trees are getting elderly and, sadly, we’ve recently lost three large trees to...
Category: Trees
Tears for our Weeping Ash Tree
For over 10 years, Ash dieback disease has been ripping through the UK’s stock of European Ash trees and is having a devastating impact on landscapes and habitats. Caused by a fungus that attacks...
Gates and Railings Restored
One Sunday morning in October 2021, our majestic old Holm Oak tree unexpectedly fell over causing much damage to the park’s Grade 2 listed gates and railings on Margaret’s Hill. Just over two years...
Sad Loss of a Majestic Old Tree
On Sunday 24th October, we lost a huge and statuesque Holm Oak at the London Street entrance, one of the oldest trees in Hedgemead Park. We are very grateful that no-one was hurt, a...
Thank You National Lottery
Now that we’ve completed all the elements of our Tree Trail initiative, the Friends wanted to thank the #NationalLottery and players for making it all possible. So, a few of us braved the showery...
Tree Labels
You may have noticed that descriptive labels have started appearing on some of the trees in Hedgemead Park. This is the first stage of rolling out the Friends’ Tree Trail initiative, which we intend...
