Tales from a West Sussex village
Wonderful to read Richard Geraint Evans' words in the Guardian today, accompanying his stunning drawing of our wonderful Staker Oak: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/30/majestic-oak-captivated-binsted-tree-of-the-week
Binsted Park is along the footpath that leads from the village church and on through the woods to Arundel. From Spinningwheel Copse, you emerge at the top of a wide, sloping field, surrounded by trees - one of the secluded open spaces that this village specialises in. At the lower end of the Park is... Continue Reading →
We are the Binsted Oaks. We stand for many more. We provide food and shelter for mammals, birds and insects. Even in death we'll feed 100s of species. We matter to people, too. The Binsted Oaks stand for centuries of rural life, its continuity threatened. Hear our story: I am The Staker Oak. My shape... Continue Reading →
Here is a map of Binsted. There wasn't room for every house. But it gives a sense of how the village and its history fits together. The Oaks run down diagonally from near top left: Scotland Lane; Copythorn; Spinningwheel; Staker. (Broad and Green are off doing their own thing in a clearing beside the woods.)... Continue Reading →
Binsted Oaks 