Exmouth Tree Project
@exmouthtreeproject.bsky.social
Interested in anything tree related in Exmouth, Devon, UK.
More info over here: https://linktr.ee/ExmouthTreeProject
More info over here: https://linktr.ee/ExmouthTreeProject
Tree of the Month for Oct' 26: Wild Service Tree, but do we have any in Exmouth? That’s where YOU come in 🧐
Its leaves are glossy green and can look like plane / maple, but the lower lobes are quite distinct to the upper ones. There may be some fruit on it, which look like large brown rowan berries.
Its leaves are glossy green and can look like plane / maple, but the lower lobes are quite distinct to the upper ones. There may be some fruit on it, which look like large brown rowan berries.
October 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Tree of the Month for Oct' 26: Wild Service Tree, but do we have any in Exmouth? That’s where YOU come in 🧐
Its leaves are glossy green and can look like plane / maple, but the lower lobes are quite distinct to the upper ones. There may be some fruit on it, which look like large brown rowan berries.
Its leaves are glossy green and can look like plane / maple, but the lower lobes are quite distinct to the upper ones. There may be some fruit on it, which look like large brown rowan berries.
Save the date 💚 🌳🌲🍂🍁🍄🟫 Guided tree walk in Phear Park, Sunday 25th October from 11.00 am.
Meet outside the cafe (which won't be open).
No need to book, but an idea of numbers would be useful 🙏
Photo: 3 leaves from the Tulip Tree, collected on the same day, October 2021.
Meet outside the cafe (which won't be open).
No need to book, but an idea of numbers would be useful 🙏
Photo: 3 leaves from the Tulip Tree, collected on the same day, October 2021.
October 2, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Save the date 💚 🌳🌲🍂🍁🍄🟫 Guided tree walk in Phear Park, Sunday 25th October from 11.00 am.
Meet outside the cafe (which won't be open).
No need to book, but an idea of numbers would be useful 🙏
Photo: 3 leaves from the Tulip Tree, collected on the same day, October 2021.
Meet outside the cafe (which won't be open).
No need to book, but an idea of numbers would be useful 🙏
Photo: 3 leaves from the Tulip Tree, collected on the same day, October 2021.
Tree of the Month, Sep' 2026: Orange-berried Whitebeam? (Sorbus croceocarpa*). Nobody seems entirely sure of this species' origin, but this specimen on Summer Lane was almost certainly ‘planted’ by a bird 🕊️💩
The record was first spotted in “A New Flora of Devon” see links in the comments, or on FB
The record was first spotted in “A New Flora of Devon” see links in the comments, or on FB
September 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Tree of the Month, Sep' 2026: Orange-berried Whitebeam? (Sorbus croceocarpa*). Nobody seems entirely sure of this species' origin, but this specimen on Summer Lane was almost certainly ‘planted’ by a bird 🕊️💩
The record was first spotted in “A New Flora of Devon” see links in the comments, or on FB
The record was first spotted in “A New Flora of Devon” see links in the comments, or on FB
Observed on Hazel leaves at Littleham churchyard yesterday - so presume Hazel Sawfly larvae (Craesus septentrionalis)?
June 11, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Observed on Hazel leaves at Littleham churchyard yesterday - so presume Hazel Sawfly larvae (Craesus septentrionalis)?
Tree of the Month for May 2026: flowering now, a young Indian Horse-chestnut (Aesculus indica?) on Seymour Close.
From the Himalaya, flowering about a month later than our common horse chestnut, this species provides some extra food for pollinators during late-spring.
Are these Tree Bumblebees?
From the Himalaya, flowering about a month later than our common horse chestnut, this species provides some extra food for pollinators during late-spring.
Are these Tree Bumblebees?
May 28, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Tree of the Month for May 2026: flowering now, a young Indian Horse-chestnut (Aesculus indica?) on Seymour Close.
From the Himalaya, flowering about a month later than our common horse chestnut, this species provides some extra food for pollinators during late-spring.
Are these Tree Bumblebees?
From the Himalaya, flowering about a month later than our common horse chestnut, this species provides some extra food for pollinators during late-spring.
Are these Tree Bumblebees?
Tree of the Month, April 2026: Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum). Planted earlier this spring, with permission & help from EDDC Streetscene.
Hopefully it will provide some lovely colour for local residents and visitors arriving by train this autumn 🍁.
Just on the corner of Mudbank Ln / Halsdon Av.
Hopefully it will provide some lovely colour for local residents and visitors arriving by train this autumn 🍁.
Just on the corner of Mudbank Ln / Halsdon Av.
April 30, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Tree of the Month, April 2026: Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweet Gum). Planted earlier this spring, with permission & help from EDDC Streetscene.
Hopefully it will provide some lovely colour for local residents and visitors arriving by train this autumn 🍁.
Just on the corner of Mudbank Ln / Halsdon Av.
Hopefully it will provide some lovely colour for local residents and visitors arriving by train this autumn 🍁.
Just on the corner of Mudbank Ln / Halsdon Av.
Reposted by Exmouth Tree Project
Green Drinks tomorrow evening, Tuesday 7th April, from 7:30 at FRANKLINS 💚🍻🍷☕✅
April 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Green Drinks tomorrow evening, Tuesday 7th April, from 7:30 at FRANKLINS 💚🍻🍷☕✅
Thanks 💚🌳 and now online if you missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFlT...
March 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Thanks 💚🌳 and now online if you missed it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFlT...
Reposted by Exmouth Tree Project
The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tues 17 March, 2-3pm
Introducing panelist Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH, FArborA, FICFor (Hon). Chair of Action Oak's Knowledge into Action sub-committee. Tony was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services, at RBG Kew for 43 years.
www.actionoak.org/news
Introducing panelist Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH, FArborA, FICFor (Hon). Chair of Action Oak's Knowledge into Action sub-committee. Tony was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services, at RBG Kew for 43 years.
www.actionoak.org/news
March 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The State of the UK's Oaks webinar, Tues 17 March, 2-3pm
Introducing panelist Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH, FArborA, FICFor (Hon). Chair of Action Oak's Knowledge into Action sub-committee. Tony was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services, at RBG Kew for 43 years.
www.actionoak.org/news
Introducing panelist Tony Kirkham MBE, VMH, FArborA, FICFor (Hon). Chair of Action Oak's Knowledge into Action sub-committee. Tony was the Head of the Arboretum, Gardens & Horticultural Services, at RBG Kew for 43 years.
www.actionoak.org/news
It's “Love Your Yew Week”, 9th - 15th Feb.
A few of us met with Shaun and Sue from Littleham Church to see their lovely yews.
The oldest is probably the one quite close to the SE corner of the church - our Tree of the Month for February.
It's 4.62m girth at 1.5m and could easily be 300 years old*
A few of us met with Shaun and Sue from Littleham Church to see their lovely yews.
The oldest is probably the one quite close to the SE corner of the church - our Tree of the Month for February.
It's 4.62m girth at 1.5m and could easily be 300 years old*
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It's “Love Your Yew Week”, 9th - 15th Feb.
A few of us met with Shaun and Sue from Littleham Church to see their lovely yews.
The oldest is probably the one quite close to the SE corner of the church - our Tree of the Month for February.
It's 4.62m girth at 1.5m and could easily be 300 years old*
A few of us met with Shaun and Sue from Littleham Church to see their lovely yews.
The oldest is probably the one quite close to the SE corner of the church - our Tree of the Month for February.
It's 4.62m girth at 1.5m and could easily be 300 years old*
Reposted by Exmouth Tree Project
Tuesday 3rd February 2026: Cliff will be doing a short talk / Q&A about the founding of the German Green Party.
NB. Due to the way the Green Drinks International website is now managed, we can no longer edit our own web page. Please check BlueSky for updates and www.transitionexmouth.org/events
NB. Due to the way the Green Drinks International website is now managed, we can no longer edit our own web page. Please check BlueSky for updates and www.transitionexmouth.org/events
January 30, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Tuesday 3rd February 2026: Cliff will be doing a short talk / Q&A about the founding of the German Green Party.
NB. Due to the way the Green Drinks International website is now managed, we can no longer edit our own web page. Please check BlueSky for updates and www.transitionexmouth.org/events
NB. Due to the way the Green Drinks International website is now managed, we can no longer edit our own web page. Please check BlueSky for updates and www.transitionexmouth.org/events
For #ThickTrunkTuesday - the largest recorded Lucombe Oak in the UK. Re-measured this week: 8.63m girth at 1.5m.
Planted c. 1798, Phear Park, Exmouth.
Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana', AKA Quercus × crenata 'Lucombeana' or 'William Lucombe'. More info: www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/que...
Planted c. 1798, Phear Park, Exmouth.
Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana', AKA Quercus × crenata 'Lucombeana' or 'William Lucombe'. More info: www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/que...
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
For #ThickTrunkTuesday - the largest recorded Lucombe Oak in the UK. Re-measured this week: 8.63m girth at 1.5m.
Planted c. 1798, Phear Park, Exmouth.
Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana', AKA Quercus × crenata 'Lucombeana' or 'William Lucombe'. More info: www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/que...
Planted c. 1798, Phear Park, Exmouth.
Quercus x hispanica 'Lucombeana', AKA Quercus × crenata 'Lucombeana' or 'William Lucombe'. More info: www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/que...
Tree of the Month for December 2025: Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum).
The Swamp Cypress is native to the Southeastern United States. Our little swamp cypress is located in Phear Park, just before the dog paddock, on the right as you are heading up the service road to the cafe.
More info on FB ↘️
The Swamp Cypress is native to the Southeastern United States. Our little swamp cypress is located in Phear Park, just before the dog paddock, on the right as you are heading up the service road to the cafe.
More info on FB ↘️
December 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Tree of the Month for December 2025: Swamp Cypress (Taxodium distichum).
The Swamp Cypress is native to the Southeastern United States. Our little swamp cypress is located in Phear Park, just before the dog paddock, on the right as you are heading up the service road to the cafe.
More info on FB ↘️
The Swamp Cypress is native to the Southeastern United States. Our little swamp cypress is located in Phear Park, just before the dog paddock, on the right as you are heading up the service road to the cafe.
More info on FB ↘️
Tree of the Month for November 2025 - the “hungry” lime on Foxholes Hill*. And, as it’s a bit late, a word of the year “edaphoecotropism”. This is when a tree grows around or engulfs a foreign object - such as this old iron railing.
*Probably Common Lime (Tilia x europaea).
#edaphoecotropism
*Probably Common Lime (Tilia x europaea).
#edaphoecotropism
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Tree of the Month for November 2025 - the “hungry” lime on Foxholes Hill*. And, as it’s a bit late, a word of the year “edaphoecotropism”. This is when a tree grows around or engulfs a foreign object - such as this old iron railing.
*Probably Common Lime (Tilia x europaea).
#edaphoecotropism
*Probably Common Lime (Tilia x europaea).
#edaphoecotropism
A date for your diaries, for National Tree Week 2025: this coming Sunday 23rd November 2025, from 1:00pm 💚🍂🌳🍁🌲🧡 Another "Tree Walk & Talk" around Phear Park, meet at Bumble & Tee Cafe.
Useful to RSVP here to give an idea of numbers, but you can also just turn up on the day #NationalTreeWeek
Useful to RSVP here to give an idea of numbers, but you can also just turn up on the day #NationalTreeWeek
November 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A date for your diaries, for National Tree Week 2025: this coming Sunday 23rd November 2025, from 1:00pm 💚🍂🌳🍁🌲🧡 Another "Tree Walk & Talk" around Phear Park, meet at Bumble & Tee Cafe.
Useful to RSVP here to give an idea of numbers, but you can also just turn up on the day #NationalTreeWeek
Useful to RSVP here to give an idea of numbers, but you can also just turn up on the day #NationalTreeWeek
Tree of the Month for October 2025: the Himalayan strawberry-tree (Cornus capitata) in the triangle planting between the subway ramp and The Strand pub (location link in comments). Look out for its creamy white, four-petalled flowers around June / July.
Thanks to PP for the tip-off and GB for the ID
Thanks to PP for the tip-off and GB for the ID
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Tree of the Month for October 2025: the Himalayan strawberry-tree (Cornus capitata) in the triangle planting between the subway ramp and The Strand pub (location link in comments). Look out for its creamy white, four-petalled flowers around June / July.
Thanks to PP for the tip-off and GB for the ID
Thanks to PP for the tip-off and GB for the ID
Please sign the latest petition from The Woodland Trust 🌳💚 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
to, "Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees".
Let's put Exmouth & ... on the map - only 12 signature so far: petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com?petition=732...
to, "Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees".
Let's put Exmouth & ... on the map - only 12 signature so far: petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com?petition=732...
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Please sign the latest petition from The Woodland Trust 🌳💚 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
to, "Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees".
Let's put Exmouth & ... on the map - only 12 signature so far: petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com?petition=732...
to, "Review protections for important trees: amend Forestry Act & list heritage trees".
Let's put Exmouth & ... on the map - only 12 signature so far: petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.com?petition=732...
Belated Tree of the Month for July:
Is it a Hop?
Is it a Hornbeam?
No, it’s a Hop Hornbeam!
Botanical name Ostrya carpinifolia, a cousin of hornbeams, but not related to the hop - its fruits just look a bit hoppy. This young tree is near the Deaf Academy exit, but you can see it from the pavement.
Is it a Hop?
Is it a Hornbeam?
No, it’s a Hop Hornbeam!
Botanical name Ostrya carpinifolia, a cousin of hornbeams, but not related to the hop - its fruits just look a bit hoppy. This young tree is near the Deaf Academy exit, but you can see it from the pavement.
August 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Belated Tree of the Month for July:
Is it a Hop?
Is it a Hornbeam?
No, it’s a Hop Hornbeam!
Botanical name Ostrya carpinifolia, a cousin of hornbeams, but not related to the hop - its fruits just look a bit hoppy. This young tree is near the Deaf Academy exit, but you can see it from the pavement.
Is it a Hop?
Is it a Hornbeam?
No, it’s a Hop Hornbeam!
Botanical name Ostrya carpinifolia, a cousin of hornbeams, but not related to the hop - its fruits just look a bit hoppy. This young tree is near the Deaf Academy exit, but you can see it from the pavement.
Oak bush cricket? On an oak in Phear Park, Exmouth 💚🦗🌳
August 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Oak bush cricket? On an oak in Phear Park, Exmouth 💚🦗🌳
From the tree owners "Calling All Tree Huggers! We are holding a DEMONSTRATION to Save St Johns Road Oak Tree.
11 am Wednesday 16th July 2025 in the shade under the mighty canopy, 115 St Johns Road, Exmouth, EX8 4EH. More info here: www.facebook.com/events/11721... and EDDC planning app' 25/1037/TRE
11 am Wednesday 16th July 2025 in the shade under the mighty canopy, 115 St Johns Road, Exmouth, EX8 4EH. More info here: www.facebook.com/events/11721... and EDDC planning app' 25/1037/TRE
July 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
From the tree owners "Calling All Tree Huggers! We are holding a DEMONSTRATION to Save St Johns Road Oak Tree.
11 am Wednesday 16th July 2025 in the shade under the mighty canopy, 115 St Johns Road, Exmouth, EX8 4EH. More info here: www.facebook.com/events/11721... and EDDC planning app' 25/1037/TRE
11 am Wednesday 16th July 2025 in the shade under the mighty canopy, 115 St Johns Road, Exmouth, EX8 4EH. More info here: www.facebook.com/events/11721... and EDDC planning app' 25/1037/TRE
A quick Tree of the Month for May 2025*
We think this is a Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'?). Just inside the Methodist Church grounds on Withycombe Village Rd (next to Corner House Vets).
Fantastic colour against any sky. Check out the bipinnate leaves / leaflets 💛
*See Facebook 💚
We think this is a Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'?). Just inside the Methodist Church grounds on Withycombe Village Rd (next to Corner House Vets).
Fantastic colour against any sky. Check out the bipinnate leaves / leaflets 💛
*See Facebook 💚
May 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A quick Tree of the Month for May 2025*
We think this is a Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'?). Just inside the Methodist Church grounds on Withycombe Village Rd (next to Corner House Vets).
Fantastic colour against any sky. Check out the bipinnate leaves / leaflets 💛
*See Facebook 💚
We think this is a Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst'?). Just inside the Methodist Church grounds on Withycombe Village Rd (next to Corner House Vets).
Fantastic colour against any sky. Check out the bipinnate leaves / leaflets 💛
*See Facebook 💚
Tree of the Month for April 2025: another stonking veteran oak right on our doorstep. This one is just over 5 metres in girth (~16.5 ft) and is on the St Malo Close play area - what was once part of the old Bystock Court estate.
May 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tree of the Month for April 2025: another stonking veteran oak right on our doorstep. This one is just over 5 metres in girth (~16.5 ft) and is on the St Malo Close play area - what was once part of the old Bystock Court estate.
Reposted by Exmouth Tree Project
The ATF is taking part in the Big Give’s #GreenMatchFund to raise £20,000 in just 1 week. We’re aiming to raise £10,000 from individual donations. These funds will help sustain the ATF to safeguard ancient and other veteran trees.
Please donate if you like what we do. tinyurl.com/yznn5x5e
Please donate if you like what we do. tinyurl.com/yznn5x5e
April 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The ATF is taking part in the Big Give’s #GreenMatchFund to raise £20,000 in just 1 week. We’re aiming to raise £10,000 from individual donations. These funds will help sustain the ATF to safeguard ancient and other veteran trees.
Please donate if you like what we do. tinyurl.com/yznn5x5e
Please donate if you like what we do. tinyurl.com/yznn5x5e