A Change To The Blog

 Looking at the blog the other day I realised the sub-heading for the site was "One man's quest to see as many Monkey Puzzle trees as humanly possible." This got me thinking, because ever since I started the Quest I've had my lovely Nathalie alongside me, often she spots trees I've totally missed. I decided it was only fair and just to change the wording to reflect this fact. So as you may have noticed the sub-heading now reads:

A Quest to see as many Monkey Puzzle trees as humanly possible.

Monkey Puzzle Trees Seen - 905

A New Tree And Some Revisited

 Another tree we must have passed numerous times was spotted in Burton Bradstock this Summer. The reason for missing it is quite clear, it is well hidden behind a high wall. The only reason we saw it was we were stuck in traffic and Nathalie happened to see it as we were waiting.

High Street 2 - Burton Bradstock

I have also been revisiting some previously spotted trees. It's always nice to see how they've grown and to confirm they are still there. Especially as I know of a few of the trees that have featured in this blog have either perished or, even worse, been chopped down by unappreciating people.

Capel Manor Gardens (Apr 2015)

Capel Manor Gardens (Revisited Mar 2022)

Monkey Puzzle Pub (Mar 2014)

Monkey Puzzle Pub (Feb 2015)

Monkey Puzzle Pub (Revisited Mar 2024)

Myddleton House (Apr 2015)

Myddleton House (Revisited Oct 2024)

Nelson Square (May 2015)

Nelson Square (Revisited Jul 2023)

Finally, here is the very first tree that I spotted after starting my Quest! It is in Harrington Square Camden and it has grown spectacularly over the years, as the picture shows (Nat generously agreed to stand next to it for scale!).  Sadly the second tree I spotted, on Junction Road, was chopped down a few years ago by some stupid property developer., so I'm sadly unable to update its progress.

Harrington Square (Dec 2013)

Harrington Square (Revisited Nov 2024)

Monkey Puzzle Trees Seen - 905