I think all trees are important in some way, but there are trees that can have a profound impact on our lives. The Lucombe Oak, while not a tree I’ve known about or loved my whole life, has changed my life in more ways than most. When I moved to St Thomas in 2015, I […]

In the previous edition of the Tree Detective, I chose a tree that, while not as prominent as others near it, is definitely easily visible. In the recent heavy snowfall that transformed Exeter in a matter of hours, it was wonderful to see so many people of all ages play beneath the twisted boughs of […]

We’ve all got different ways of looking at the world, and everything around us changes character depending on who’s looking at it. The natural environment, and more specifically trees, are no different. St Thomas, in spite of how densely populated it is, has a wonderful variety of trees – varied both in age and species. […]