My book, Tree Hunting, was published at the end of May 2025. A lot has happened since then.
As I traveled round Britain and Ireland researching Tree Hunting, I spent a lot of time listening to music, particularly as I was driving. I covered 30,000 miles, 20,000 by car, so I listened to plenty of songs.
Earlier today, I announced that my new book, Tree Hunting, will be published by Particular Books in May this year. It celebrates 1,000 great British and Irish trees, providing a description and location details of each, it includes gorgeous maps, loads of my own photos and it features sixteen ‘Tree Cities’, each with 20 or […]
I’m leading a series of guided tree walks in London in September and October, showcasing interesting parts of the city and remarkable trees. The walks include visits to parks, historical sites, and diverse tree species across different boroughs.
My book sold out three printings in its first edition, two more in its expanded 2020 edition, and in 2024 it is republished yet again in a completely revised and extended third edition. Find out how to get your signed copy.
London plane trees should take their place alongside other London particulars like red buses, odd skyscrapers and unpredictable weather.
Over the last two years, I’ve been researching, and writing up, accounts of great trees in Britain and Ireland. I’m very relieved to say that I’ve finally completed this task, and the manuscript is now with the publishers.
The New Edition of London is a Forest is more than just a makeover: it has been fully revised and updated, and contains a brand new seventh urban forest trail.
I’m very excited to have been commissioned to write a book about the great urban trees of Britain and Ireland. Research is underway and, hopefully, I’ll be travelling all over these islands to see as many of its great trees as I can over the coming months.
In the first post, I wrote about how my lockdown urban nature rambles turned into my new book, London Tree Walks: Arboreal Ambles Through the Green Metropolis. Lockdown allowed me to really get to know parts of the city near where I live in north London, and as the rules eased, I ventured further afield, mostly on two wheels, and occasionally on public transport, allowing me to get to the tropics of Acton, Fulham, Pimlico, and beyond.