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Updated 18 Dec 2009
Yearly Tree-cutting
Each Year, the Society cuts a limited number of trees
on the Common as part of an ongoing programme of anti-encroachment. This
felling typically is located on the fringes of grassland areas or on the
edges of dells and glades.. This years application containing details of
trees and their location can be downloaded by clicking on the links to the
left.
Trees of Interest
The DCPS engages in sporadic
efforts to identify trees of interest in an effort to develop a database
that can be used for conservation purposes. The following map shows those
trees identified during a survey of the Common. We would be glad to receive suggestions
from those who wish to nominate a tree for inclusion. There are several
criteria that we look for:
- Veteran trees - These are trees that are not only old but are
positively grizzled. As much of the Common is covered with secondary
growth there are virtually no such trees that we know of.
- Landmark trees - These are trees that have a story to tell of either
social or environmental origin - perhaps King Charles hid in it or the
rare duck-billed platypus nests in it!
Already there have been changes since this survey was done - the
"Trident" tree (no. 6) was blown over in a storm and now only
exists as an uprooted stump!
No. 7, the Bus Stop tree is so called because children used to play at
buses and pretend to catch a bus from this point. Or so I've been told -
if you know a better story, let me know by clicking below.
1. Oak near Three Pigeons Cottage - a nice specimen
2. Tall Cherry near Three Pigeons - another large specimen
3. Beech near Mannings Pond - and another
4. Oak near Mannings Pond - not large but will be one day
5. Oak at bottom of Dells - possibly dates back to when the pits were
abandoned
6. Three stemmed beech in Dells - now just a stump
7. Bus Stop Beech - children used to play at
buses and pretend to catch a bus from here
8.
9. Large Holly at entrance to the Dells - a big one
10. Large Oak near entrance to Dells - quite an impressive specimen but
not easy to see
11.Oak near St Davids - this nice looking tree
marks the northern end of the coppicing project
12. Scots Pine (?) at Vale Cottage - one of the
few on the Common, it can be seen for miles around
13. Yew on Butterfly Bank - this was planted on 1
Jan 2000 and is a nicer tree than the official Millenium yew
14. Millenium Yew on Sunnybank - planted on 1 Jan
2000 to mark the millenium
15. Ash at Prospect House
- one of the biggest ash trees in the neighbourhood
16. Yew at Ebenezer Cottage - a distinctive leafy
trunk on this yew
17. Climbing tree 1 - a popular "hanging
around" place for the local kids
18. Climbing tree 2 - easier for the little ones
to climb
19. Climbing tree 3 - just as easy but less used
as it is slightly out of the way
20. Boundary Oak new Littleworth Road - probably
a marker for the SE corner of the Common
21. Boundary Oak 2 - one of 2 older trees on the
east boundary
22. Boundary Oak 3 - another older tree on the
east boundary
23. Oak at Bus turning circle - a popular
climbing tree at the end of Plomer Green Lane.
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