The English Oak Project
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Our Oak Trees & their Sweet Chestnut chums in our ancient bluebell woodland in the Weald of Kent. Also pictures and facts about trees
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Torn between which carpet we prefer 🤔
November 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Torn between which carpet we prefer 🤔
It really is a beautiful tree, and a hybrid Pedunculate/Sessile (Quercus robur/Quercus petraea
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
It really is a beautiful tree, and a hybrid Pedunculate/Sessile (Quercus robur/Quercus petraea
Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham
If you fancy a Bert Shirt we are selling at cost plus a few pennies for Bert’s raisins here 🙂🐦⬛
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November 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If you fancy a Bert Shirt we are selling at cost plus a few pennies for Bert’s raisins here 🙂🐦⬛
www.tshirtstudio.com/marketplace/...
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The Great Oak at Fredville: Jacob Strutt 1820
Majesty, the Fredville Oak - the Kingdom of Kent, was already famous 200 years ago
Both have humans for scale. My son Oliver is 6’ 6’’
Majesty, the Fredville Oak - the Kingdom of Kent, was already famous 200 years ago
Both have humans for scale. My son Oliver is 6’ 6’’
November 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The Great Oak at Fredville: Jacob Strutt 1820
Majesty, the Fredville Oak - the Kingdom of Kent, was already famous 200 years ago
Both have humans for scale. My son Oliver is 6’ 6’’
Majesty, the Fredville Oak - the Kingdom of Kent, was already famous 200 years ago
Both have humans for scale. My son Oliver is 6’ 6’’
Yesterday someone complimented me on my Bert Shirt, and that I must follow The English Oak Project. I just smiled 🙂🌳
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Yesterday someone complimented me on my Bert Shirt, and that I must follow The English Oak Project. I just smiled 🙂🌳
The worst and best thing I have ever done is hold my father’s hand when he passed
Physically, I can still feel his faint grip loosen nine years after, but his hand still guides me in everything I do
Physically, I can still feel his faint grip loosen nine years after, but his hand still guides me in everything I do
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The worst and best thing I have ever done is hold my father’s hand when he passed
Physically, I can still feel his faint grip loosen nine years after, but his hand still guides me in everything I do
Physically, I can still feel his faint grip loosen nine years after, but his hand still guides me in everything I do
Shivelight & Shadowtackle
Fast changing shafts of sunlight filtering through the canopy of a wood
Words created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins
In the case of our oaks that would be ‘fast moving Ents running through the wood’ 🌳👀
Fast changing shafts of sunlight filtering through the canopy of a wood
Words created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins
In the case of our oaks that would be ‘fast moving Ents running through the wood’ 🌳👀
November 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Shivelight & Shadowtackle
Fast changing shafts of sunlight filtering through the canopy of a wood
Words created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins
In the case of our oaks that would be ‘fast moving Ents running through the wood’ 🌳👀
Fast changing shafts of sunlight filtering through the canopy of a wood
Words created by the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins
In the case of our oaks that would be ‘fast moving Ents running through the wood’ 🌳👀
Who is missing our English Bluebells?
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Who is missing our English Bluebells?
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
Massive Giant Sequoia ✔️
Lives in California ❌
This tree is only 160 years old 🫡🏴
Can’t wait until it hits 1,000 🎂
Wait, hold on 🫤
Lives in California ❌
This tree is only 160 years old 🫡🏴
Can’t wait until it hits 1,000 🎂
Wait, hold on 🫤
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Massive Giant Sequoia ✔️
Lives in California ❌
This tree is only 160 years old 🫡🏴
Can’t wait until it hits 1,000 🎂
Wait, hold on 🫤
Lives in California ❌
This tree is only 160 years old 🫡🏴
Can’t wait until it hits 1,000 🎂
Wait, hold on 🫤
Acorns Dream 🌳
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Acorns Dream 🌳
The flash of the camera between pitch-black woodland floor and I
But as my eyes move their focus upwards, the faint silhouettes of our ancient oaks towering above me make themselves known through the night sky
Childhood fears of the darkness long gone. Only calmness now
But as my eyes move their focus upwards, the faint silhouettes of our ancient oaks towering above me make themselves known through the night sky
Childhood fears of the darkness long gone. Only calmness now
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The flash of the camera between pitch-black woodland floor and I
But as my eyes move their focus upwards, the faint silhouettes of our ancient oaks towering above me make themselves known through the night sky
Childhood fears of the darkness long gone. Only calmness now
But as my eyes move their focus upwards, the faint silhouettes of our ancient oaks towering above me make themselves known through the night sky
Childhood fears of the darkness long gone. Only calmness now
Oast Houses near Shoreham, Kent
Oil on canvas - Rowland Hilder
Rowland had a lifelong passion for drawing landscapes in the Kingdom of Kent
Having lived in nearby Eynsford for 20 years, I can confirm that many of his locations are still recognisable
Oil on canvas - Rowland Hilder
Rowland had a lifelong passion for drawing landscapes in the Kingdom of Kent
Having lived in nearby Eynsford for 20 years, I can confirm that many of his locations are still recognisable
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Oast Houses near Shoreham, Kent
Oil on canvas - Rowland Hilder
Rowland had a lifelong passion for drawing landscapes in the Kingdom of Kent
Having lived in nearby Eynsford for 20 years, I can confirm that many of his locations are still recognisable
Oil on canvas - Rowland Hilder
Rowland had a lifelong passion for drawing landscapes in the Kingdom of Kent
Having lived in nearby Eynsford for 20 years, I can confirm that many of his locations are still recognisable
Depends on the size of the bullet 😬
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Depends on the size of the bullet 😬
Here is Bonnie with her family. You can’t miss her, 56 back, 22 to the left
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here is Bonnie with her family. You can’t miss her, 56 back, 22 to the left
Say hello to Bonnie the English Bluebell🙂👋
Bonnie and her ancestors have lived in our ancient woodland for thousands of years
Bluebells don’t like change, & when Bonnie wakes up early January our duty of care is to make sure she continues to love where she lives
Bonnie and her ancestors have lived in our ancient woodland for thousands of years
Bluebells don’t like change, & when Bonnie wakes up early January our duty of care is to make sure she continues to love where she lives
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Say hello to Bonnie the English Bluebell🙂👋
Bonnie and her ancestors have lived in our ancient woodland for thousands of years
Bluebells don’t like change, & when Bonnie wakes up early January our duty of care is to make sure she continues to love where she lives
Bonnie and her ancestors have lived in our ancient woodland for thousands of years
Bluebells don’t like change, & when Bonnie wakes up early January our duty of care is to make sure she continues to love where she lives
A photo a week of Spring in our woodland until everything wakes up again #2
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
A photo a week of Spring in our woodland until everything wakes up again #2
We have installed new carpet in our woodland
I think you will agree, it is most appealing ☺️
I think you will agree, it is most appealing ☺️
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We have installed new carpet in our woodland
I think you will agree, it is most appealing ☺️
I think you will agree, it is most appealing ☺️
A better view of one of two Giant Redwood chilling in the grounds of Tonbridge Parish Church 🏴🌲🇺🇸
November 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A better view of one of two Giant Redwood chilling in the grounds of Tonbridge Parish Church 🏴🌲🇺🇸
Æðelsceadu Ēadmēdu
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Æðelsceadu Ēadmēdu
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Spring in the Weald of Kent by the Kentish artist Rowland Hilder
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Spring in the Weald of Kent by the Kentish artist Rowland Hilder
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts
The church door is 900 years old, & when Henry II was in conflict with Thomas a Becket in 1163, this same door was closed & barred by William d’Eynsford III against a new Rector appointed by Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. A direct contributor to the Archbishop’s death
November 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The church door is 900 years old, & when Henry II was in conflict with Thomas a Becket in 1163, this same door was closed & barred by William d’Eynsford III against a new Rector appointed by Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury. A direct contributor to the Archbishop’s death