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Any nice orchards in or around London?

Posted by Hilbs about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 0 responses

I am a secondary school teacher helping out with this year’s school play. We are using projections instead of a set and I need a photo of an orchard (or somewhere that will pass as one). Any ideas?

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Where can I frolic in cherry blossoms?

Posted by KinkyFantastic about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 2 responses

About a year before I moved to London I remember driving through Battersea-ish area and going down the most enchanting road lined with cherry blossom trees. It made me feel like I was trapped in Mary Poppins and also very very full of the joys of spring. Seeing as the blossom tree outside my house has got bored a...

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Where are London's best beer gardens?

Posted by Tania about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 30 responses

Now that the weather is turning lovely, pubs with gardens are at a premium. But where are the best ones? I’m specially interested in pub gardens that actually have some proper greenery, as opposed to just concrete. Thanks.

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Where is London's biggest tree?

Posted by FoolFighter about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 10 responses

Is this something that is known? If so, what is it, please? My new special lady friend is really into trees. I want to take her to London’s biggest, so we can hug it together. Tallest would also be good. Cheers.

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HELP! Giant beetles founds causing havoc.

Posted by spanky about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 13 responses

I have a very sick looking tortured willow in my garden. It appears that something has been boring into the trunk and consequently slowly killing the tree. This afternoon I was strolling around my garden (it didn`t take long as my garden is quite small!) and I saw two large greenish beetles (1.5 inches) with very ...

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Why are they chopping up the lime trees?

Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active about 1 year ago 4 responses

In Belsize Park there are a great number of lime trees, from which a sticky sap-like substance falls (usually onto people’s high octane cars – ho, ho). Camden Council makes itself out to be very tree friendly, but they have been regularly scalping the lime trees, including the one right outside my window...

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What are those little silver labels on the trees?

Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 1 response

On the No 3 and No 159 (amongst others) bus route, going north along Kennington Road, between about Kennington Lane junction and the Imperial War museum there are little silver labels on the trees with people’s names on them. They are at top deck height and presumably placed so that only bus passengers can see...

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I need an indoor forest

Posted by sarge about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago 6 responses

OK so after a few beers it was decided that my birthday party was going to take place in a forest in my flat. Sounds fun in theory but how do I go about this? So apart from lots of people dressed as animals I guess I need: - fake grass - trees - scenic views So anyone have any ideas of where to source such ite...

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Have you been to Kew?

Asked by stella 6 months ago for 0 kudos
Last active 5 months ago 32 responses

I haven’t and I’ve lived in London for… oh blimey… 13 years now. Next week I am going specifically to see this: TREETOP WALKWAY Don’t it look cool? Now all they need is a Go Ape adventure course too so you can swing from tree to tree in false peril and go slidey slidey rope. Nothi...

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Conkers! Where can I find conkers?

Asked by archetype about 1 month ago for 5 kudos
Best answer by PrincessBride
Last active about 1 month ago 14 responses

I read somewhere that conkers are good for keeping moths away, and I have loads of the little buggers in my flat, munching my knitwear. So I need to know which park has the best the best, most conkeriferous horse chestnut trees in London, so I can collect lots. Any ideas?

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