On a beautiful summers day, Alister Peters took 26 people on a tree walk around Preston Park. We started at the Rotunda by the largest Elm tree in the park and ended at the northern end of the park by Preston manor by the oldest Elm tree in the country. Alister knows the trees in the park well having worked for many years for Connick. This invaluable local knowledge made the tour absolutely fascinating. I had no idea just how many varieties of Elm there were and how different they all are.
Alister also gave the walkers some sage advice about selecting a tree for one’s own garden.
FoPP would like to thank Alister for sharing his knowledge and making the tour so interesting.
I would unhesitatingly go on the tour again and would highly recommend it to anyone else.
Sarah Mackenzie