The treescape of  the Stort Valley is inevitably dominated by the woodland that remains to us.   Hatfield Forest and Birchanger Woods  have their own pages here (see panel to the left) and the banks of  the Stort are often wooded  too.   Our parks and gardens are  well planted with exotic and native trees as are many of our streets.   One of the best places for the  tree  enthusiast is  the Warwick Road area of Bishop's Stortford  which was  planted up in  a grid with giant Redwoods and Austrian Pines  before the houses  were  built.  There are ancient trees  to be found in quite  ordinary places and you can participate  in the national Ancient Tree Hunt if you are interested.

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