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Yoko and John planting acorns
"Japanese oaks" planted at Coventry Cathedral
Steve Potter | Dec 21, 2025
Group with Quercus macdougallii
Six days exploring Oaxaca’s oak diversity, as reported by...
Wally Wilkins | Dec 10, 2025
One of the first planted circles on Hampton Common, London, in partnership  with Orleans House Gallery 2025.  © Studio Ackroyd & Harvey
Oaks planted in circles as a continuation of the artwork...
Steve Potter | Dec 10, 2025

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Champion Quercus castaneifolia in Iran
Chestnut-leaf oak in habitat and in cultivation

BBC Documentary on a Year in the Life of an Oak Tree

On Oct 1 the BBC will air a documentary that may be of interest to members. Oak Tree: Nature's Greatest Survivor documents a year-long study in which entomologist George McGavin investigates the sophisticated biology of one of the great icons of the British countryside - the oak tree. More details, including time of broadcast, on the BBC website here. If you don't have access to BBC Four, you can view a trailer here or read a Sunday Telegraph article by George McGavin about the documentary here.