CherryAid

Hunt for a Cherry Tree...

FoodLovers Britain have teamed up with the Woodland Trust to search for Britain’s oldest and most magnificent Cherry Trees in support of CherryAid 2010.

Cherry Lovers all over the country are invited to take part in the Woodland Trust’s Ancient Tree Hunt to find and map any rare, old or undiscovered Cherry Trees in their area – with an aim to create an online, living Cherry tree database.

The Ancient Tree Hunt website already has records of more than 63,000 ancient, veteran and notable trees - and now you can get involved too.

Cherry Trees are a light-loving species which tend to grow on the edges of woodland and hedgerows - their vivid white blossom from early to mid-April makes them really stand out...so start hunting today!



Once you have discovered a new Cherry Tree, simply visit www.AncientTreeHunt.org.uk, click on ‘Take part’ and follow the instructions to register it. You can also enter your town or village name and tick the ancient trees box to see all the fantastic trees already recorded in your area.  

“Even if you don’t find the next champion cherry, we are really keen to boost records of all types of Britain’s cherry trees on our database. Literally, give the tree trunk a hug at chest height – if it’s larger than one human hug, please record it for us.”

Edward Parker, Ancient Tree Hunt project manager