George - after initially training and qualifying in Horticulture I then went on to spend the next 40 years working in Agriculture. All of this was connected with seed businesses supplying all types of seeds required for farm businesses.

I moved from the South of England to Northumberland 35 years ago to an old stone farm house in the North Pennines with a few fields. After initially keeping a few stock on them myself I gradually turned to planting trees and have done so every year since.

Nick helped develop and ran Arboriculture courses at Kirkley Hall, Northumberland college from 1986 until 2018.

Following retirement in 2018 Nick went on to act as Project lead for the Heritage lottery funded Northumbria Veteran tree project which ran from 2018 to 2022. He is still involved in the projects legacy that being the creation of a range of audio tree trails across the region. With a passion for trees Nick is a volunteer verifier for the Woodland Trusts Ancient tree inventory and a professional member of the Arboriculture association.

Peter worked in IT for over thirty years and built this website.

In his twenties he had a business making bespoke hardwood furniture, has a love of trees and naturally an interest in wood, it's properties and uses.