Comments on: Old Trees In Greenwich Park https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:36:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Bob Campbell https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1342937 Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:36:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1342937 I so remember playing on and around these trees 60+ years ago,I now live in Florida but I have been back and walked the avenues and the places we hunted for conkers years ago,Thank you for the memories these pictures evoke.

]]> By: Sara https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1304190 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:30:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1304190 Beautiful place, I’ve been there 3 years ago in november and I was inspired by one of these trees to make a beautiful draw. I took also some photos of them. Probably I will come back next summer!

]]> By: Blaze Cyan https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1194115 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 11:59:37 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1194115 So nice to know I am not the only one who ventures out on cold winter mornings to Greenwich Park, solely for the privileged of visiting and photographing these wonderful old characters. I envy the squirrels who live within their huge bark shells, how lovely it would be to listen to a winter storm from inside one of them. Many of these trees I consider my good friends, and I have created woodcut portraits of 6 of them. (I’m an artist specializing in trees, you might also like ‘The Arborealists’ a group I belong to who all specialize in trees). I also like very much your writing about the old Richmond Park trees, much closer to where I live, and also characters I visit often. If you venture outside London may I recommend Croft Castle in Herefordshire, the home of literally legions of ancient sweat chestnuts, and some veteran oaks too. Many thanks for your lovely images and words.

]]> By: Denise https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1194028 Sun, 04 Feb 2018 22:30:00 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1194028 Gentle Author, your photos are as beautiful and eloquent as your word pictures.
Thanks!

]]> By: Bruce https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1194011 Sun, 04 Feb 2018 16:29:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1194011 As a child a favorite song was Paul Robeson singing “Trees”
How true the opening line….. “I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.”
I wore out that old 78 record.

]]> By: gkbowood https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1192470 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 18:07:21 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1192470 These definitely need to be seen in the daylight! I can’t imagine how spooky all those old gnarly trees would appear on a windy moonlight night. I love the huge burls and holes everywhere. Please do a repeat visit in the spring or summer when they are in leaf. Thank you for another great story.

]]> By: Malcolm https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1192434 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 12:35:39 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1192434 Many is the happy hour I’ve spent in Greenwich Park, both as a child and an adult. It is, in my opinion, the best park in London and I never tire of walking among the magnificent trees in all the seasons. When I was a child the Elizabeth oak was still standing and although it had a fence around it, there was a gate that allowed you to enter and approach the venerable old specimen. It was hollow and there was a space at the base of the trunk where you could sit inside the tree, which I did on many occasions. Perhaps I have sat where Kings and Queens once sat…
The other great trees are the ancient Yews in the flower gardens at the top of the park – where there are also a couple of sweet Chestnuts that are even older than those out in the main park, I believe. As children we would climb the ancient Yews and perch high up in the canopy. On any Sunday afternoon in the summer the trees still play host to adventurous kids, clambering among the great spreading arms of the old Yews.

]]> By: Richard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1192283 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:18:36 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1192283 Absolutely love it there

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1192260 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:59:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1192260 What wonderful trees — remind me to my 500 year old oak-tree near my home … (see link)

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Annie S https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/01/21/old-trees-in-greenwich-park/#comment-1192256 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:21:07 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=162830#comment-1192256 Amazing sculptural shapes!

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