Kate Bretherton

@BBCr4today My favourite avenue was planted for George V jubilee in 1935: alternating red and white cherry and crab apple trees to commemorate the Wars of the Roses' 2nd Battle of St Albans fought in 1461 over this very land. What a gift! Spectacular! Pure joy!

On the programme, we want to celebrate the connection between humans and trees - and it starts with you 🌳 Whether it's a majestic oak in a local park or a small potted sapling in your garden, get in touch with a photo of your favourite tree below ⬇️

@RUready4Wood @30DaysWild @HMWTBadger @WildlifeTrusts Well done wnderful Wood family. A whole month of awesome encounters with nature. What greater happiness could be asked for.

It’s the penultimate day of #30DaysWild and we’ve dusted off our deerstalkers and magnifying glasses as we go on the lookout for ‘Poos & Clues’ 💩🔎. A great game to play as you hunt for footprints, access routes and any clue that wildlife has been in and around your garden. 🐾

@RUready4Wood @stalbansmuseums @SustFest23 @tommyandlottie @RV_environment @TheCCoalition @SustainableStA @GreenHouseSTA @StAlbans_BID @EmberDesigns Wow! Can't wait to visit the Earth Works exhibition @stalbansmuseums.

In the run-up to #Sustfest23 I’ve had the pleasure once again, to work alongside Sarah Keeling and @stalbansmuseums offering design and print for the new ‘Earth Works’ exhibition. First visit today and there are some truly stunning pieces on display. 🌍 Runs until 11th June 💚

@RUready4Wood @GrowSopwell @RV_environment @SustFest23 @The_RHS @RHSSchools @Natures_Voice @ButterflyStA Well done everyone. 👏

They say that many hands make light work so thank you to all those who helped out at today’s @GrowSopwell working party. Preparing our new wildflower bed along with thinning, picking, digging and planting aplenty. 💚🌱🪲🌻 growsopwell.org

@VerValleySoc @Chilternstreams @ColneCAN @MayflyMel @redbournparish @RV_environment @ChilternsAONB @ChilternSociety Our walking group is steadily doing the Ver Valley Walks in sequence. Pure joy: glorious views and fascinating facts. How lucky we are to have our #chalkstream and these excellent guides making it easy to enjoy its catchment area. Thank you, @VerValleySoc.

Our volunteers are out on the #RiverVer Trail today. Some signage and access points are in need of attention. Come and explore our #chalkstream for yourself on one of the 9 walks up and down the valley. riverver.co.uk/walks

What's outdoors: ash tree flowers. Some ash trees bear male flowers and some bear female flowers. It is fun to take a closer look. For a discovery sheet see - mailchi.mp/0ef77427feda/w…

What to look for outdoors: blackthorn blossom appears startlingly early - and thank goodness it does because it is crucial food for solitary bees that emerge early from hibernation. Rewards a close-up look. - mailchi.mp/6002b29ebdfe/w…

What to look for and do outdoors: make yew trees give off 'smoke' - mailchi.mp/7746627e8dea/w…

What to look for outdoors: everyone's favourite, male pussywillow catkins are emerging, silky and silvery right now, but soon to be fluffy bundles of yellow, a magnet for early solitary bees. - mailchi.mp/a113e757f77a/w…

@VerValleySoc @redbournparish @GroupRedbourn @Chilternstreams Well done everyone.

A big thanks to all 22 of our volunteers who turned out for this morning's litter pick along #VerValleyWalk3 in Redbourn and a short stretch of the #RiverVer. 40 bags of recycling and rubbish collected. #plasticpollution

What to look for and do outdoors: tree bark vs skin. Bark rubbing gets you outdoors and gets you looking, feeling and thinking about bark as a wildlife habitat and the jobs it does for the tree - mailchi.mp/a03cd423066c/w…

Looking outdoors for holly trees and checking them out is a fun way to show off our tree-identification skills - mailchi.mp/e8c9d24a9602/w…

This week, it is fun to look outdoors for oak buds. What do you think is inside the buds? And how do you think oak branches become 'all knees and elbows'? - mailchi.mp/3339d109e90b/w…

Want to look for interesting things outdoors this week? See if you can spot ash trees. Some of them have 'keys'! All have easily identifiable buds. Enjoy the fun discovery sheet right now - mailchi.mp/5f0030163cc2/w…

What to look for outdoors - mailchi.mp/16d847e7c3d9/w…

@StAlbansCath @RUready4Wood Divine. Longing for your next sharing. Will look with new eyes as I walk around our stupendous Cathedral.

🍂Wildlife watch at the Cathedral🍂 Every month this year we will be sharing snippets of the wildlife around the Cathedral and watch as it changes throughout the different seasons. ~ 🌿Share your wildlife watch alongside us this year! ~ #StAlbansCathedral #Wildlife #StAlbans

Take a torch amongst trees at dusk. Right now, male winter moths are fluttering around flightless females crawling up the bark - mailchi.mp/7b189be1f866/w…

Amaze yourself with the art you can create with Autumn leaves and twigs. - mailchi.mp/ce29bba39512/w…

What to do outdoors this week: Autumn colours are particularly glorious this year: perfect for gay works of art - mailchi.mp/8f5909d6524a/w…

What to do outdoors this week: Seize the season with all your senses. Loads of ideas - mailchi.mp/1ff27dd885d0/w…