Top of the trees
Roger Guttridge selects twenty trees or groups of trees that have taken root in Dorset history, moving roughly east to west across the county
Published in December ’21
A vibrant summer’s sea view through the woods at Langdon Hill near Golden Cap
Wimborne’s special relationship
Star attractions at Dean’s Court, Wimborne, are the 100ft-high American tulip and bald cypress trees. They are believed to have been planted by explorer Thomas Hanham, ancestor of the present Dean’s Court Hanhams, after a 1607 expedition to study North American flora and fauna. The bald or swamp cypress is believed to be the second tallest in the UK with the widest girth (26ft).
Badbury Rings beeches
The beech avenue was planted almost 200 years ago by William John Bankes of …
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