On a bright morning we gathered around Owen Johnson, guide for our visit, to start our visit to the gardens at Wakehurst Place. Owen led us past the Seedbank complex into Bethlehem Wood and from there through Coates Woodand, returning in time for lunchtime refreshment at the Stables Café. Owen...
We are pleased to announce the dates for our Winter Season presentations, invitations and further details will be sent nearer the time, we hope you can join us. Date Time Presenter Theme Location Tuesday 24 February 2026 2.30pm Jamie Cunningham Forestry in the South East – a review of...
Dear KFOTT Member, I am delighted to announce the arrangements for this year’s Annual Lunch. I hope you can join us at the new venue we have selected: The Wishful Thinker. The Venue require a £20 pp deposit which is non-refundable in order to secure the booking, so please book...
KFOTT Daytrip to Wakehurst Place, Haywards Heath, RH17 6TN Tuesday 4th November Dear KFOTT Member, I am delighted to announce the last of our day trips for 2025, This is an excellent opportunity to visit or re-visit Wakehurst Place in the company of Owen Johnson, to admire its splendid trees...
This visit to Mote Park was a revelation; for some of us it was a first-time visit, whilst others had passed through at various times in past years …but every single member of the group came away with a completely altered view of what was there… We were guided around...
The weather was showing the friendly face on an English summer as a group of 20 members was introduced to Misako, the Head Gardener in front of the main house at Riverhill. Misako laid out the history of the estate, first established by John Rogers in 1840 and whose family...
Our visit to Great Comp Garden was blessed with perfect weather, and our group of 14 attendees was guided around the 7-acre garden by Christina, the senior gardener, who works with a team of 2 part-time gardeners together with a larger team of volunteers. The garden dates from the late...
Suzanne Simard: Finding the Mother Tree Peter Wohlleben: The Hidden Life of Trees Byline: These two books, by pioneers on either side of the Atlantic, will forever change the way you look at woods and forests. They explain our growing understanding of the deep, complex and fascinating connectivity between...
It may be that you have heard the – memorable – name Tristan Gooley, author of this and other books; you may have already explored his world of books, focussing on reading the landscape, weather, sun, moon, trees, plants and animals in order to navigate safely using the “outdoor clues...
Chris Lane – Cherry Time of Year Our AGM guest speaker , Chris Lane, had a busy day on Saturday 12 April! As a Trustee of Brogdale Trust, he was supporting the annual Hanami festival at Brogdale in the morning and joined us for our AGM in the afternoon....
