Johnston Tree Consultancy

08/06/2026

JOYCE’S TOMBOLA, PRIZES

Wow! Cannot believe what an awesome response I've had and you all have the chance to win something awesome.

Prizes are......

Four course meal with w**e cooked and served in your own home for up to four people – (Fire Group)

Two tickets for any UK Merlin Attraction (Legoland, Chessington, London Eye, Alton Towers et al.) MUST be booked and used before 6th August 2026. (Janet McKensie)

Three handmade bird boxes (Mark Randall)

3D printed items Five sets of vegetable plant labels.
Fridge magnets.
Bookmarks.
Key-rings (Monkey Moo Studios)

Handmade chopping board (Simon Harvey)

Butterfly framed art picture (Ping Harvey of Ping and Lily)

Door stoppers.
Space saving kitchen holder (Bees Macrame)

Wh***ey Smoker Set
DIY Bird Box kit (Good Wood Workshop)

Homemade sauces (Fresh from the Field)

Upon Reflection limited edition giclee print (Ayesha Johar Art)

Set of handmade coasters (Redvers Creative)

Handmade daisy bunting (Winnie Threads)

A two-hour one-to-one knitting or crochet beginners lesson OR same but for more proficient crafters to work on a project or skill of your choice (A Good Yarn)

Flowers or a plant.
Two artisan French Soaps (Flowers by Rachel)

£35 gift voucher towards hair or beauty treatment (Stream Hair and Beauty)

£25 gift voucher towards baby or young child’s clothes (Sienna’s Baby Boutique)

Free Class 4 or 7 MOT (Wickham Car Servicing)

Bottle of Moet & Chandon Rose Imperial (Byrne & Co.)

Bottle of Vina Carrasco Merlot (The Rising Sun, Clanfield)

Bottle of Square Cow red w**e (The Square Cow)

Pool ball heavy duty bottle opener (Red Frog)

Spark bottle stopper
Decorative wooden hearts (hygge home)

Homemade Victoria Sponge (The Village Bakery)

In addition to the great prizes donated by creators and local businesses we have w**e, c***r, and an array of other prizes from friends of Joyce and me. Thank you all.

If you don’t win a numbered prize, you still get a little consolation prize for each ticket. Everyone’s a winner.

Tickets are £2 each or £5 for three so rock up and try your luck!

Cash only please

16/10/2023

Thanks Samantha Georgette for this awesome post!

Old Knobbley Oak in Mistley, Essex 💙🦋🌿 One of the oldest Oaks in Britain with a 9.5 metre trunk and an estimated age of 800 years. It has been struck by lightning, bombed, ravaged by fires, survived droughts, floods, famine, freeze and thaw, where every injury inflicted has healed in the most beautiful burrs I have ever seen. It provided sanctuary for hundreds of women who fled to Furze Woods and hid in the boughs and branches of this magnificent tree, from the vile witch hunter, Matthew Hopkins. Today, if offers a different kind of refuge, for Fungi, Birds and Insects. A truly special and precious tree that I found difficult leaving.

20/09/2023

Should get some great Autumn colours this year. Head to the woods or your local park people

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSuHrTfcikU

12/06/2023

Against the odds at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Photo: © dennischristian12 / Reddit

21/05/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/20/woodland-creation-offer-england-trees-forests-natural-regeneration

Just 192 hectares of ‘natural colonisation’ have been established in England under woodland creation offer

11/05/2023

Do pop out and check your local specimens

Campaign aims to teach people how to recognise the tree and signs of the pest and disease that threaten it

07/05/2023

This tunnel of beech trees in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was planted back in the 18th century to impress those approaching the Georgian mansion, Gracehill House. Today, the Dark Hedges are well-known for being featured in HBO’s Game of Thrones, where they stand in as the Kingsroad, a road with Castle Black in the North at one end and King’s Landing in the South at the other.

28/04/2023

A selection of tree photos that I took or saw online for your delectation

24/04/2023

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001l940

Kirsty Wark with Peter Wohlleben, Jill Butler and Carolyne Larrington.