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Arborea

What is Arborea?
A Natural History of the Trees of Henfield - and Guests from Afar

Arborea is a wander through some of the most characterful trees of Henfield. in 'isolation' or interwoven with us, the observer. With some 'guests from afar' too, it aims to inspire individuals, community groups and schools to experience and share the trees around them - and to encourage those who may not have thought of our environment in this way before to take a second, longer, and deeper look.  

Our natural history and living natural heritage is rich and infinitely varied. By channelling a variety of interpretations of nature, we hope to encourage greater appreciation and contemplation of our place within the interconnected, but threatened world around us.
Local Submissions
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Guests from Afar
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If you would like to submit your impressions of a local tree, here are a few possibilities. Try to capture your tree at its best!

- Photos
- Drawings/Paintings
- Field audio recordings
- Song
- Poetry/spoken word
- Prose
- Memories


Or a mixture of the above...
Guests From Afar...

Guest entries from trees further abroad are being collected too for future inclusion, so whether you're in the next county or country - please send us impressions of characterful local trees to complement and offer contrast to our local Henfield selection.
How to submit...

Submissions via all recording media, simple or elaborate, are greatly welcomed:
Submit an entry
By submitting, you agree to share under the following license: ​Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA). ​If you would like to discuss submitting while retaining individual copyright, please get in touch.
The project was started by Robert Gordon of the Friends of Henfield Museum in 2019. In future, we intend to select our favourite submissions for a greeting card set, prints and a book. It is intended that proceeds will be donated to the Sussex Wildlife Trust and the Friends of Henfield Museum.
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The project author at Mawddach, Meirionnydd
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Skywards, southwest of Rye Farm
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Autumn palette
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A multitude of boughs, Grinstead Lane
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Dappled morning, Dagbrook
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Tunnel to the sky, near St. Peter's
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Last year's spring, Grinstead Lane
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Evergreen canopy, north of Henfield Common
​Website funded by the Friends of Henfield Museum, built & maintained by R. S. Gordon. Credit to Mike Ainscough for moving the website idea from discussion to reality.
Henfield Museum, 2023, All rights reserved except where stated otherwise.
  • Home
    • Our Vision
    • The History of Henfield Museum
  • Collections
    • The Marjorie Baker Photo Collection >
      • Those Who Served
    • Costume >
      • Costume: Current Exhibitions
      • Costume: Past Exhibitions
      • Costume: Features
    • Our Art Collection
    • Wade Family Watercolours
    • Historic Photograph Collection >
      • Henfield Past in Colour
      • Ghosts of the Past
      • Henfield's Royal Celebrations
    • Audio Library
    • Maps & Aerial Photos
  • Exhibitions
  • Henfieldians Past
  • Blog
  • Heritage Projects
    • Henfield's Natural History >
      • Arborea
      • The William Borrer Transcription Project
    • Oral Histories
    • A Favourite Object
    • Henfield Heritage Trails
    • Local History Research
  • Friends of Henfield Museum
    • Join Form: The Friends of Henfield Museum
  • Henfield History Group
  • Key Resources
  • Education & Outreach
  • Gift Shop
  • Contact Us and Opening Times