Saturday 12^th April (Oxford Tree Club) The University Arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay
A tour of the arboretum with manager Piers Newth, with an emphasis on the care of woodlands. £5.50 each. Meet at 10.00. Contact Henry Marriot 01926 422413 or Ian Gourlay 01993 773921.

Sunday 13^th April (Shropshire & Montgomery ITF Branch)
Queenswood Arboretum and Country Park South of Leominster on A49. Meet 2.pm Contact Len Salt 01902 751407.

Tuesday 22^nd April (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
Lecture 7.00pm at the Jodrell Lecture Theatre on the 'Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession' an account of the eighteenth century adventure to collect and name plants. Tickets £5 Contact: 020 8332 5620/5000.

Saturday 10^th May (Claremont Tree Society)
Visit to Frosbury Farm House, Gravetts Lane, Worplesdon. Guildford. Surrey to see Rod Wild's Magnolia collection and other specimen trees. Meet at10.30am Bring a picnic after which we shall be visiting Ramster Gardens, Chiddingfold. Contact Noëlle Leigh Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423

Saturday 10^th May (Shropshire & Montgomery ITF Branch)
Quarry Park, Shrewsbury. Looking at trees in The Dingle and surrounding park planted by Percy Thrower Meet 2.pm Main Car Park opposite St. Chad's Church Contact Len Salt 01902 751407.

Sunday 18^th May (Birmingham Botanic Gardens)
Bonsai Demonstration. Contact for more details Tel 0121 454 1860.

Wednesday 28^th May (University of Dundee Garden)
RHS Guided Walk in Garden with theme 'In for the Long Haul - 1.2 billion years of plant evolution' led by Dr. Neil Paterson starting at 2.00pm at Education Centre. Cost RHS Members £6.50 Non Members £7.50 (tea and cakes included) Contact 01382 647190.

Thursday 29^th May (Oxford Tree Club)
Buscot Park (between Faringdon and Lechlade on A417) A guided walk in this wonderful parkland laid out mainly by Harold Peto in the 20th century for the First Lord Faringdon, grounds only £5, house and grounds £7.50 . National Trust members free. Meet in the car park at 14.00. Contact Henry Marriot 01926 422413 or Ian Gourlay 01993 773921

2^nd - 6^th June (Reading Tree Club) Isle of Wight Tour
Places to visit could include Exbury Gardens (on the way down, before taking the ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth); Afton Park, Carisbrooke Castle, Mottistone Manor, Osborne House, Ventnor Botanic Gardens. Some places offer guided tours, and there are a number of ancient trees, mostly across the northern half of the island. For more details contact jillhartman_AT_hotmail.co.uk.

Wednesday 1^th June (Cambridge Botanic Gardens)
'Trees of the Botanic Garden' with Mark Crouch. £16 Course Administrator, Education Office, Cambridge Botanic University Garden, Cory Lodge, Bateman Street, Cambridge, CB2 1 JF. Tel 01223 331875 Contact Tel 01223 336278.

Thursday 5^th June(Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
Lecture at 7pm at the Jodrell Lecture Theatre Archie Miles' latest book, 'Hidden Trees of Britain' is the culmination of a personal odyssey to find the strangest, rarest, largest and most obscure trees and treescapes of Britain. In this lecture we'll hear the multitude of wonderful stories associated with these trees, also their historical, cultural and botanical significance in the nation's natural heritage. Tickets £5 Contact: 020 8332 5620/5000.

Saturday 7^th June (Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh)
Tour of Garden to see wealth of plants from China in the collection. Contact 0131 552 7171.

Sunday 8^th June ( Friends of the Trees of Priestfield Arboretum, Buckinhamshire)
Open Day at this voluntary run arboretum. Signposted on the day from Windsor Lane, Little Kingshill, nr. Gt. Missenden. Guided Tours on the hour and half hour 10.30am and 4.30pm Contact Barbara Rippington 01494 565269.

Sunday 8^th June (Shropshire & Montgomery ITF Branch)
Spetchley Park Gardens Near Worcester. A garden full of interest with a very good tree collection Meet 2.pm Contact Len Salt 01902 751407.

Saturday 14^th June (Claremont Tree Society)
Visit to Westonbirt Arboretum with our guide Hugh Angus. Meet in the car park at 11am. Contact Noëlle Leigh Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423.

Tuesday 24^th June (Oxford Tree Club)
Wadham College, South Parks Road, Oxford A visit to one of Oxford's best college gardens for trees with Helena Chance, Oxford guide and chair of the Oxford Garden Trust. Meet at 7pm, at the entrance on South Parks Road. There will be a charge of £3. Contact Henry Marriot 01926 422413 or Ian Gourlay 01993 773921.

Saturday July 12^th (Shropshire & Montgomery ITF Branch)
Visit to the Charles Ackers Redwood Grove at Leighton Park near Welshpool. We will be met by Mr. David Williams Honorary Warden. Meet 2.pm and for details Contact Len Salt 01902 751407.

Friday 18^th July (Oxford Tree Club) Tree walk in central Oxford.
A circular walk including St Giles, Keble Road, Parks Road, Wellington Square and Beaumont Street. Ian Gourlay will lead a route looking at some of the more interesting trees that "remain" in our city. Meet outside the Lamb and Flag, St Giles 7pm. Contact Henry Marriot 01926 422413 or Ian Gourlay 01993 773921.

Saturday 19^th July (Claremont Tree Society)
Visit to National Physical Laboratory, Bushy Park with our guide Bryan Roebuck. Bring a picnic and afterwards visit the Woodland Gardens in Bushy Park Meet at 11am New entrance in Hampton Rd. Contact Noëlle Leigh Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423.

Sunday 24^th August (Shropshire & Montgomery ITF Branch) Shrewsbury School. Tour of the trees in the grounds of Shrewsbury School. Meet outside the Alington Hall at 2.00pm. Contact Len Salt 01902 751407. .

Saturday 6^th September (Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh)
Guided walk of Plants from China Contact 0131 552 7171 www.rbge.org.uk.

Wednesday 10^th September (Dawyck Botanic Garden)
'Developing the Jade Dragon Field Station Lijiang in Yunnan Province China' talk by David Paterson at 7.30pm at Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles, Perthshire Cost £3 Advance Booking. Contact 01721 725 777.

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