Sunday 6^th June Friends of the Trees Priestfield Arboretum Open Days
10.30am - 4.30pm Little Kingshill, Near Gt Missenden, Bucks Contact Hon Curator, Barbara Rippington 01494 564019.

Tuesday 8^th June (Oxford Tree Club)
2.00pm Visit to Cornwall Manor Gardens off A44 from Chipping Norton. Fine tree shrubs water features and walled garden. Phone Ian Gourlay 01865 245864 to book place. Cost £3.50.

Wednesday 9^th June Cambridge Botanical Gardens
Summer Tree Identification Course with Pete Michna 6:30pm - 9:00pm £25 Education Dept 01223 331875 or education@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Friday 11^th June Claremont Tree Society Visit to Maurice Foster's tree and plant collection
Ivy Hatch, Kent. Date and details to be advised. Contact Noëlle Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423 or treeleighs@waitrose.com.

Saturday 12^th June Severn Tree Trust Visit to Ness Gardens on the Wirral.
This will be a guided visit. Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Saturday 3^rd July (Bucks Tree Club)
Guided tour of a super 4 acre private garden near with lots of unusual trees about 2 miles from centre of Gt. Missenden, Buckinghamshire. Booking essential Cost £2.50 (for charity). Email buckstreeclub@gmail.com

Tuesday 6^th July (Oxford Tree Club)
11.30pm Meeting at Pednor SP 945024 Guided tour of Little Friars near Chesham, and Priestfield near Gt. Missenden, to see first a new arboretum still being created and after a picnic lunch the second, an old pinetum that was renovated 25 years ago and if looked after by volunteers. Phone Ian Gourlay 01865 245864 to book place.

Saturday 10^th July Claremont Tree Society Trees of Claremont Fan Court School.
What has the Society achieved since 1985? Meet 10.30am in front of the Mansion. Contact Tel: 020 8216 3904 for any more details. 7.30pm. Contact Noëlle Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423 or treeleighs@waitrose.com.

Saturday 10^th July Severn Tree Trust Visit to The Hollies Agroforestry Farm, near Wem
This will be a guided visit. Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Wednesday 14^th July 2010 Royal Botanic Gardens, Dawyck. Around the world's trees in 80 minutes
Guided walk 2pm - 4pm normal admission price but booking essential 01721 760254.

Friday 16^th July Westonbirt Arboretum, Goucestershire
Champion Trees Walk - Sylvia Guest 11:00am - 1:00pm - free after admission.

Thursday 5^th August (Oxford Tree Club)
Visit to Heythorp Park, Enstone Oxon (off A44) Cost £4 (tea and coffee extra) and afterwards Chivel Farm which has unusual trees too. 2:00pm at Phone Ian Gourlay 01865 245864 for details and to book place

Saturday 7^th August Claremont Tree Society Visit to The National Pinetum at Bedgebury, Kent
Meet 11am in Car Park Contact Tel: 020 8216 3904 for any more details. 7.30pm. Contact Noëlle Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423 or treeleighs@waitrose.com.

Saturday 14^th August Severn Tree Trust Visit to The Dingle Gardens near Welshpool
This will be a guided visit. Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Monday 16^th August Severn Tree Trust
Wenlock Tree Forum is to hold a special meeting on Monday 16^th August starting at 8.00pm. This will be a talk on Lime Trees by international lime tree authority Professor Donald Piggott. Venue yet to be decided. Tickets £2. For more details please contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Saturday 4^th September Westonbirt Arboretum Goucestershire
'Imports from over the Pond' American Trees with Thorold Cox - time to be confirmed (01666 880220) - free after admission

Saturday 11^th September Severn Tree Trust Visit to Quinta Arboretum, Swettenham, Cheshire
This will be a guided visit. Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Tuesday 28^th September Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire Lord and Lady Ropner's guided tour of House
Buffet lunch and then tour through Private gardens and autumn colours of arboretum. 12:30pm £25 (£20 RHS members) Booking essential (01677 425323).

Saturday 9^th October Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire
Autumn Fruits and Berries Walk Sylvia Guest 11:00am - 1:00pm - free after admission

Saturday 9^th October Severn Tree Trust Visit to the trees in selected areas of Nottingham
A guided visit by Mike Willars and Graham Piearce. Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Saturday 16th October (Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire)
The Fungi at Westonbirt and their Trees Walks - Dave Shorten (Cotswold Fungus group) meet Education Centre - 10:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:00pm - £5 after admission Saturday 23rd October.

Tuesday 12^th Ocotober ( Thorp Perrow, North Yorkshire)
Lord and Lady Ropner's guided tour of House with buffet lunch and then tour through. Private gardens and autumn colours of arboretum. 12:30pm £25 (£20 RHS members) Booking essential (01677 425323).

Saturday 16th October (Claremont Tree Society)
Visit to Winkworth Arboretum for Autumn Colour Meet 11.00am in car park Contact Tel: 020 8216 3904 for any more details. 7.30pm Contact Noëlle Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423 or email treeleighs@waitrose.com.

Sunday October 17th Friends of the Trees Priestfield Arboretum Open Days
10.30am - 4.30pm Little Kingshill, Near Gt Missenden, Bucks Contact Hon Curator, Barbara Rippington, 01494 564019.

Saturday 23^rd October Claremont Tree Society Visit to Winkworth Arboretum for Autumn Colour
Meet 11.00am in car park. Contact Noëlle Leigh 020 8398 8746 or Ken Allen 01932 224423 or treeleighs@waitrose.com.

Saturday 24^th October 2010 Beale Arboretum Open Day
In the grounds of West Lodge Hotel, Enfield, North London (junction of Cockfoster and Hadley Road). Begun in 1963 it now has over 800 trees and well worth a visit 1pm - 4pm £4 children free. Cost £2.50.Contact 020 8216 3900 West Lodge Park Hotel, Ferny Hill, Hadley Wood EN4 0PZ.

Saturday 6th November 2010 (Westonbirt Arboretum. Gloucestershire)
The Fungi at Westonbirt and their Trees Walks - Dave Shorten (Cotswold Fungus group) meet Education Centre - 10:30am - 12:30pm and 2:00pm - 4:00pm. £5 after admission.

Tuesday 9^th November Severn Tree Trust 'Adventures with Trees' talk.
Talk given by member Tony Hackett who has visited and photographed trees in many parts of the World. Meet in the Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury 7.30pm Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

Saturday 11^th December 2010 Cambridge Botanical Gardens Winter Tree Identification
with Pete Michna & Simon Wallis 10:00am - 3:30pm Cost £45 Education Dept 01223 331875 or education@botanic.cam.ac.uk.

Tuesday 14^th December Severn Tree Trust Christmas Social and Tree Identification Quiz.
Meet in the Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury 7.30pm Contact John Tuer 01952 727642.

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