Anna Ritchie visited Saltwood Lads’ Club Hall to update our group of 20 attendees on the progress of the project to reintroduce Elm trees to the Kent landscape. Plan Tree has continued to make progress during 2025, albeit with a smaller team and with greater funding challenges. These headwinds notwithstanding...
Dear KFOTT Member, We are delighted to announce details of our first Day Trip of the season and extend an invitation for members and guests to join us for entry to the gardens and Guided Tour. Nymans Grade II* listed garden is one of the great 20th century gardens with...
Wye with Hinxhill parish won our annual Tree of the Year competition. In celebration they chose an Acer x freemanii “Autumn Blaze”. On a beautiful Spring morning on Churchfield Green, near to the magnificent church, the weather and soil conditions were ideal for planting, and I am pleased to report...
When Paul Smallwood stepped back, in 2024, from active participation in the management of our charity, he had been involved for 30 years. In 1994 he founded the Trust Fund – Kent Men of the Trees – which became the Kent Friends of the Trees CIO in 2023. For all...
A group of 20 gathered in the splendid Loose Pavilion Hall to hear Peter Blandon talk about “Cedar, Cypress and cherry; trees and forestry in Japan” based on his broad experience of lecturing and living in the country His first theme explored the forest cover in Japan; who would have...
We are delighted to announce details of our last winter presentation this season, presented by Anna Ritchie of Kent Plan Tree and invite our members and guests to join this event. Talk Commences at 2.30pm Tuesday 31st March 2026 The Lads’ Club, Rectory Lane, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4PZ Anna Ritchie...
Responding to a call from the Charity to Parish Councils in Kent for suggestions for sites to plant / replant, Lynsted and Kingsdown parish council requested replacement trees for planting on Lynsted Green. We agreed the following trees would be ideal: 1 Sorbus aucuparia 2 Malus Prairie Fire On a...
A review of current practices and challenges A group of over 20 attended our presentation given by Jamie Cunningham, Field Manager for the South East of England. Jamie opened his talk by explaining the work of the Forestry Commission at the highest level; to Protect, Improve and Expand the forestry...
Cedar, Cypress and Cherry: A look at Trees and Forestry in Japan Dear KFOTT Member, We are delighted to announce details of our second winter presentation this season, presented by Peter Blandon and invite our members and guests to join this event. Talk Commences at 2.30pm ...
Dear KFOTT Members Trees and Shrubs Online I am sure that many will be aware of the very important online resource , Trees and Shrubs Online, that allows any viewer to gather very clear and detailed information on many tree species across the world. www.treesandshrubsonline.org You may...
