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Wednesday Webinars

The 2024/25 Wednesday Webinar series (kindly sponsored by Stihl) was another great success, with the 14 webinars attracting an audience of more than 6,000 people from 60+ countries.

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Wednesday Webinars

The 2024/25 Wednesday Webinar series (kindly sponsored by Stihl) was another great success, with the 14 webinars attracting an audience of more than 6,000 people from 60+ countries.

The 2024/25 Wednesday Webinar series (kindly sponsored by Stihl) was another great success, with the 14 webinars attracting an audience of more than 6,000 people from 60+ countries.

As ever, we covered a diverse range of subjects including British bats, orchards, heritage trees of Scotland, fluid dynamics, phytoremediation, tree species selection, practical tree management wisdom and much more. Almost all the webinars in the series – and many more - are available to watch via the Association’s website. Scan the QR code to access the webinar archive.

Over the years our wonderful speakers have contributed to an eclectic list of their favourite tree books, which we reproduce here for your reading pleasure – even after 96 webinars we still rarely have repeat selections, and our presenters never fail to surprise and inspire us.

 

The Wednesday Webinars will be back in autumn 2025 for another exciting series which will bring you the best speakers and most interesting projects from around the world, piped into your home or office and absolutely free of charge. Obtaining CPD or CEU credits has never been more accessible.

If you have a suggestion for topics or presenters then please do let me know at john@trees.org.uk and we will give it some thought.

The 2025/26 series will also bring our 100th webinar, so for that one you can almost certainly look forward to a no-expense-spared extravaganza.*


*Terms and conditions apply, no-expense-spared extravaganza available only while stocks last.

Webinar Book List
Speaker Recommendation
2020/21
Andrew Koeser

Photographing Trees by Edward Parker

Jeremy Barrell

Shogun by James Clavell

Greg Packman

The CODIT Principle: Implications for Best Practices by Dirk Dujesiefken and Walter Liese

Jill Butler
  • Pasture Woodlands in Lowland Britain: A Review of their Importance for Wildlife Conservation by Paul Harding and Francis Rose
  • Grazing Ecology and Forest History by Frans Vera
  • The Bayeux Tapestry
Kamil Witkos-Gnash
  • The Afterlife of a Tree by A. Bobiec, J. M. Gutowski and W. F. Laudenslayer
  • Ancient and Other Veteran Trees: Further Guidance on Management by David Lonsdale
Rob Northrop
  • Design with Nature by Ian McHarg
  • City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century by Henry W. Lawrence
  • Landscape Architecture Theory: An Ecological Approach by Michael D. Murphy
Amelia Williams

Bonsai Shohin Passion by Roland Schatzer

Deborah Hillard

The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant

Rupert Bentley-Walls

The Man Who Planted Trees by John Giono

David Humphries
  • Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape by Oliver Rackham
  • Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
Emma Gilmartin

In Praise of Plants by Francis Hallé

Mike Raupp

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Katherine O'Donnell

The Book of Seeds: A Lifesize Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World by Paul Smith

Christiana Payne

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben

Reg Harris

Mycelium Running by Paul Stamets

Frans Vera

Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape by Oliver Rackham

Sir Harry Studholme

Sylva, Or a Discourse of Forest Trees and the Propagation of Timber by John Evelyn

Rachel Sheridan

Between Earth and Sky by Nalini M. Nadkarni

Paul Mandibondibo

Shinrin-Yoku: The Art and Science of Forest Bathing by Qing Li

Abdallah Tawfic

Understanding Cairo: The Logic of a City Out of Control by David Sims

Lauriane Chalmin-Pui

The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng

Luke Fay
  • Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale
  • Tree Form, Size and Colour, A Guide to Selection, Planting and Design by Bodfan Gruffydd
Michelle Ryan
  • Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori
  • Design with Nature by Ian McHarg
  • Data in Action, Using Data for Public Good by Sarah Williams
Poppy-Jayne Morgan

Extraordinary Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

Caroline Parker
  • The Lion Children by Angus Maisie and Travers McNiece
  • Collins Gem: A Guide to Trees by Alistair Fitter
Jon Ryan
  • The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski
  • The Law of Trees, Forests and Hedges by Charles Mynors
2021/22
Cathy Watson

The Useful Trees and Shrubs of Uganda by A. B. Katende, Ann Birnie and Bo Tengnas

Padde Daniel

Fungi and Trees: Their Complex Relationships by Lynne Boddy

Claire Harbinson

Soil Conditions and Plant Growth by E. W. Russell

Emma Schaffert

The World Beneath our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil by James B. Nardi

Paul Greenwood

Yew: A History by Fred Hageneder

Geoff Monck

Mycorrhizal Networks Facilitating Tree Communication, Learning and Memory by Suzanne W. Simard

Greg Packman

Trees - A Lifespan Approach: Contributions to Arboriculture from European Practitioners by Dirk Dujesiefken, Neville Fay, Ja Willem de Groot, Nigel de Berker

Sarah Shorley

Living with Trees by Robin Walter

Russell Miller

The Genus Sorbus: Mountain Ash and Other Rowans by Hugh McAllister

Sophie Nitoslawski

Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori

Angela Rout
  • Design with Nature by Ian McHarg
  • Data in Action by Sarah Williams
Philip van Wassenaer

The Wild Trees by Richard Preston

Andreas Detter

The Last Tree in the City by Peter Carnavas

Tracy Chevalier

The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono

Jonatham Drori

The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell

Cecil Konijnendijk
  • Wonderwoman Saves the Trees by Christy Webster
  • Landscape and Memory by Simon Schama
Cindy Cheng

Routledge Handbook of Urban Forestry by Francesco Ferrini, Cecil C. Konijnendijk van den Bosch and Alessio Fini

James Levine

Wildwood: A Journey Through Trees by Roger Deakin

Naomi Zurcher

Bark by Cederic Pollet

Len Gilman
  • The Lorax by Dr Seuss
  • Field Guide to New Zealand’s Native Trees by John Dawson and Rob Lucas
Dougal Driver

Tailenders podcast (BBC)

Amanda Calvert

The Woodfire Handbook by Vincent Thurkettle

Rachel Lawrence

Tree Wisdom: The Definitive Guidebook by Jaqueline Memory Paterson

Benjamin Preston

The Explorer's Garden: Rare and Unusual Perennials by Dan J. Hinkley

Helen Waddington

Woodland Walks by Gerald Wilkinson

Bianca Ambrose-Oji

Tree Top Trumps

Vadim Saraev

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Liz O'Brien
  • Gossip from the Forest by Sarah Maitland
  • Evolving the Forest by Simon Lloyd, Richard Povall and Jeremy Ralph
Jo Barton

The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Mark Johnston

The Manner of Raising, Ordering and Improving Forest Trees by Moses Cook

Wendy Batenburg and Henry Kuppen

The Other and Our Own: Our Relationship with Nature and Landscape by Matthijs G.C. Schouten

Camilla Allen

City Trees: A Historical Geography from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century by Henry W. Lawrence

2022/23
Charlotte Bancroft and Dan Lambe

Remarkable Trees of the World by Thomas Pakenham

Jarek Kolarik and Martin Tuser

The CODIT Principle: Implications for Best Practices by Dirk Dujesiefken and Walter Liese

Claire Harbinson

Urban Soil in Landscape Design by Philip J. Craul

Simon Parfey

Living Energies by Callum Coats

Sharon Durdant-Hollamby
  • For the Love of Trees by Anna Deacon
  • The Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred
  • The Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale
Luke Fay

The Complete Guide to Trees of Britain and Northern Europe by Alan Mitchell

Charles Mynors
  • The Bible
  • Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne
Liz Nicholls

The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton

Andrew Koeser

Lab Girl podcast

Allyson Salisbury

Forest Forensics: A Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape by Tom Wessels

2023/24
Eleanor Marks and Berglind Karlsdottir

The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees by Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet

Julian Hight
  • Treetime by Ted Green
  • The Man Who Planted Trees by Jean Giono
  • The New Book of Trees by Marcus Woodward
Henrik Sjöman

Remarkable Trees of the World by Thomas Pakenham

Arit Anderson

The Essential Tree Selection Guide by Henrik Sjöman and Arit Anderson

Clive Mayhew
  • Woodland and Crafts in Britain by Herbert L. Edlin
  • A Forest Journey by John Perlin
  • Forests and Seapower by Robert G. Albion
David Lonsdale

A Forest Journey by John Perlin

Jim Mullholland

Bat Roosts in Trees by the Bat Tree Habitat Key

Emma Gilmartin
  • Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer
  • The Value of a Whale by Adrienne Buller
Sir Harry Studholme

Trees and Woodlands by George Peterken

Jeremy Barrell
  • The ARB Magazine
  • BS 8545:2014 Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape Recommendations
  • Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale
  • Stihl manual for electric brush cutter
Kristin Moldestad

Thirty-three Norwegian Trees and What They Have Witnessed by Ole Mathismoen

Olve Lundetræ

The Pine Giants in Trollheimen by Morten Gåsvand

Russell Miller

Applied Tree Biology by Andy Hirons and Peter Thomas

James Chambers

How to Read a Tree by Tristan Gooley

Carrie Brady

The Glorious Life of the Oak by John Lewis-Stempel

Helene Kile

Lime Trees and Basswoods: A Biological Monograph of the Genus Tilia by Donald Pigott

Levon Bigelow

Urban Forests by Jill Jonnes

Korena Mafune

Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast by Robert Van Pelt

2024/25
Jim Mullholland

Bat Roosts in Trees by the Bat Tree Habitat Key

Jeremy Barrell

Stihl chainsaw manual

Heather Craddock

Bark Skins by Annie Proulx

Maria Chiara Pastore

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf

Cecilia Chavana-Bryant

Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees by Jared Farmer

Justine Karst
  • The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood
  • Tree Thieves by Lyndsie Bourdon
Nadina Galle

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

Sayee Girdari

Jungle Trees of Central India by Pradip Krishen

Tony Kirkham
  • The Essential Tree Selection Guide by Henrik Sjöman and Arit Anderson
  • Oaklore by Jules Acton
Maria Kennedy
  • The New Sylva by Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet
  • Perry Pears by L. C. Luckwill and A. Pollard
Iva Bedenko

Climatic Architecture by Philippe Rahm

Franziska Hunger

The Book of Trees by Piotra Socha and Wojciech Grajkowski

Jon Hartill

Treetime by Ted Green

Gustav Kettil

Forest Dynamics and Species Conservation by Matt Nickerson

Ebba Delwick

Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Gerard Passola

Treetime by Ted Green

Emma Gilmartin
  • The Emerald Planet by David Beerling
  • Ancient Oaks in the English Landscape by Aljos Farjon
John Parker

The Forest in Folklore and Mythology by Alexander Porteous

Helen Read

Ancient and Other Veteran Trees: Further Guidance on Management by David Lonsdale

Simeon Day

The Lost Orchards by Liz Copas and Nick Poole

Martin Hayes
  • The Pomona Series from Gloucestershire Orchard Trust by Charles Martell and Jim Chapman
  • Orchards: Those Other Industries by Jim Chapman
Reg Harris

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake

Geoff Newman

Orchard: A Year in England’s Eden by Benedict Macdonald and Nicholas Gates

Steve Oram

National Apple Register of the United Kingdom by Muriel W. G. Smith

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