News, Events​
Heritage Tree Walk and Talk, Great Big Green Week, Frome – 8th June 2024
The Ancient Trees of Selwood Forest​​​​​, Illustrated talk with Julian Hight, Vallis Farm, Frome – 30th May 2024 SOLD OUT
The Ancient Trees of Windsor at the Arb Show Tree Care Forum, Westonbirt Arboretum – 17th and Saturday 18th May 2024
The Ancient Trees​​​​​ of Windsor​ – Walk and Talk – Cumberland Lodge, Windsor – 28th April 2024 SOLD OUT
Britain's Ancient Trees​​​​​​ with Julian Hight & Archie Miles, Arboricultural Association, Bicton College – 4th April 2024​ SOLD OUT
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​ – Legacy and Lore​​​​​​, ONLINE EVENT by AVON NEEDS TREES – 20th March 2024​​​

2023
Britain’s Ancient Forest – Legacy and Lore, Arboricultural Association Webinar – 6th December 2023​​​​

Book signing at Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 3rd December 2023
Book signing at Glastonbury Frost Fayre – 25th November 2023
Frome's Walking Festival 2023 – Heritage Tree Walk – 11th November 2023
The Ancient Trees of Selwood Forest​​​​​​, Hauser & Wirth, Bruton – 21st October 2023 SOLD OUT
Ancient Tree Walks and Talks at Stock Gaylard Oakfair, 26th-27th August 2023
Heritage Tree Walk and Talk, Frome Festival – 16th July 2023 SOLD OUT
The Ancient Trees of Selwood Forest​​​​​ Illustrated talk, Frome Festival – 11th July 2023 SOLD OUT
Great Big Green Week Heritage Tree Walk and Talk, Frome – 17th June 2023
Majestic Oaks, Talk and Walk, Wedmore – 11th June 2023
Local History Festival, Heritage Tree Walk and Talk, Frome – 20th May 2023
Britain's Ancient Forest – legacy & lore, Arb Show, Westonbirt Arboretum – 12th May 2023

2022
Book signing at Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 4th December 2022
Book signing at Glastonbury Frost Fayre – 26th November 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​, Illustrated talk, Witham Friary History Society – 24th November 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​, ​Illustrated talk, Planet Shaftesbury – 17th November 2022
Walking Festival, Heritage Tree Walk, Frome – 12th November 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​, Illustrated talk, Salisbury Photography Club – 3rd October 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​, Illustrated talk, Bath Climate & Diversity Group – 30th September 2022
Great Big Green Week, Heritage Tree Walk,Frome – 11th September 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​, Walk & Talks, Stock Gaylard Oakfair – 27th/28th August 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​ Illustrated talk, Hedgerley Historical Society – 15th June 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​ Illustrated talk, Wimbourne Literary Festival – 15th May 2022
Heritage Trees of Frome, walk and talk – 24th April 2022
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​​, Illustrated talk, Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton, 6th April 2022

2021
Book signing at Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 5th December 2021
Selwood Forest, Online illustrated talk – 30th November 2021
Heritage Tree Walk, Bath – 28th November 2021 SOLD OUT
Heritage Tree Walk, Frome – 13th November 2021 SOLD OUT
Heritage Tree Walk, Frome – 22nd September 2021 SOLD OUT
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​, Illustrated talk, North Cadbury Gardening Club – 15th September 2021
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​, Tree Walk & Talks, Stock Gaylard Oakfair – 28th/29th August 2021
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​ Illustrated talk, Clevedon Literary Festival – 12th June 2021
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​​​​​ Online Illustrated talk, Dutch Tree Conference – 3rd June 2021
Britain's Ancient Forest​​​​​​ Online Illustrated talk​, Nature in Art – 25th February 2021 SOLD OUT

2020
Britain's Ancient Forest Illustrated talk, Bristol Zoo Gardens – 10th March 2020 SOLD OUT
Britain's Ancient Forest Illustrated talk, Somerset Wildlife Trust, Castle Cary – 4th February 2020

2019
Book signing, Britain's Ancient Forest at Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 1st December 2019
Britain's Ancient Forest, An evening of talk and original music, Green Wedmore – 4th November 2019
Britain's Ancient Forest, An evening of talk and original music, Selborne National Trust – 2nd November 2019
Britain's Ancient Forest, Inspirational Lives Day, Buckfast Abbey – 19th October 2019
Britain's Ancient Forest  – book launch talk, Frome Town Hall – Friday 18th October 2019 SOLD OUT
Heritage Trees of Frome walk and talk – 29th September 2019
Ancient Tree Talks, Bentley Woodfair, Sussex –  21st/22nd September 2019
Ancient Tree Walks and Talks, Stock Gaylard Oakfair  –  24th/25th August 2019
Ancient Trees of Selwood Forest Illustrated talk, Frome Potato Day & Seed Swap – 24th February 2019​
World Tree Story & Selwood Forest Illustrated talk, Brewham Village Hall – 15th February 2019​

2018
Selwood Forest Illustrated Talk, Frome Society – 13th October 2018​
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Hedgerley Historical Society – 6th October 2018​
World Tree Story Illustrated Talks, Bentley Woodfair – 29th/30th September 2018
Celebrate Street Trees Illustrated Talk, Fisherman’s Wharf, Bournemouth – 8th September 2018
Ancient Tree Talk & Walk, Stock Gaylard Oakfair – 25/26th August 2018
World Tree Story & Selwood Forest, Black Swan Arts, Frome – 16th August 2018 SOLD OUT 
World Tree Story, Chalke Valley History Festival – 30th June 2018 SOLD OUT
World Tree Story, West's Woodfair – 9/10th June 2018
World Tree Story illustrated talk, National Trust, Haslemere Museum – 18th April 2018
World Tree Story & Selwood Forest illustrated talk, Dilton Marsh History Society – 6th April 2018 
Selwood Forest illustrated talk, Sustainable Frome – 5th April 2018
Trees of the World – A spectacular talk, Trees For Dorset, Dorchester – 9th March 2018
Selwood Forest illustrated talk, Frome Library – 27th January 2018

2017
World Tree Story Book Signing, Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 3rd December 2017
World Tree Story Book Signing, Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 1st October 2017
World Tree Story Illustrated Talks, Bentley Woodfair – 17/18th September 2017
Ancient Tree Talk & Walk at Stock Gaylard Oakfair – 26/27th August 2017
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, WOMAD Festival – 28 July 2017
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Nature in Art​​, Gloucester – 27th April 2017
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Woodland Trust Conference, Nottingham University – 12th March 2017

2016
TV appearance (Judge), Tree of the Year, Channel 4 – December 2016
World Tree Story​ Illustrated Talk, Cerne Abbas – 24th February 2016
The Ancient Trees of Selwood​ Illustrated Talk, Frome Society – 11th February 2016
World Tree Story Book Signing, Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 4th December 2016
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Taunton Literary Festival​​​ – 6th November 2016
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Yeovil Literary Festival​​​ – 23rd October 2016
World Tree Story Illustrated Talks, Bentley Woodfair – 24/25th September 2016
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Wychwood Forest Fair​ – 4th September 2016
World Tree Story illustrated talk, Treefest​, Westonbirt Arboretum – 27th/28th August 2016
World Tree Story Book Signing, Springhead – 14th August 2016
Book Signing, BBC Countryfile LIVE, Blenheim Palace – 6th August 2016
World Tree Story illustrated talk, Larmer Tree Festival – 16th July 2016
Forest of Selwood illustrated talk, Ancient Tree Forum conference, Dorchester – 8th July 2016
World Tree Story & Selwood Forest Illustrated talk, Frome Festival Fringe – 9th July 2016
World Tree Story & Selwood Forest Illustrated talk, Hauser & Wirth – 3rd July 2016
Selwood - A Forest Through Time​, exhibition, Frome Museum – August 2016
​World Tree Story Talk & Book Signing, Wimborne Literary Festival – 19th May 2016
Ancient Tree Talk & Book Signing, Powderham Castle – 30 April 2016
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Brendon Books – 3rd March 2016

2015
World Tree Story Illustrated Talk, Liskeard Books – 11th December 2015
World Tree Story Book Signing, Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 6th December 2015
World Tree Story Book Signing, Books on the Hill, Clevedon – 28th November 2015
World Tree Story Book Launch, Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 1st November 2015
World Tree Story Book signing, Kew Gardens – 8th December 2015
World Tree Story Book Launch, Hunting Raven Books, Frome – 1st November 2015


Join local author and heritage tree specialist Julian Hight at the 'Ancient Tree Tent' at Stock Gaylard Oakfair.
I'll be leading ancient tree walks and talks at 11:30 am & 3:30pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Signed copies of my books and CDs will be available.

Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August 2024​
Day tickets – £15:
 
https://www.theoakfair.com/buytickets
Apple Day in Frome

Join local author and tree specialist Julian Hight on a walk and talk to meet the Old Showfield’s heritage trees and hear about their history, legacy and lore.


Date: Saturday 19th October
Start: midday at Frome Old Showfield
Length: around 45 minutes 


Book a FREE place here: