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The holly is one of Britain’s few native evergreen trees, and it has adapted in... (more)

Tags: Churchyard   top:City, Town Centre   tree:Holly   top:Religious Sites  

The Holly is one of Britain’s few native evergreen trees, and it has adapted in... (more)

Tags: tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   national park:New Forest   Woodland   top:Woodland, Forest  

A fallen holly tree sprouts new vertical shoots. The "Thicks" is... (more)

Tags: tree:Holly   Holly Berries   bucket:Life   place:Staverton Thicks   county:Suffolk   place:Wantisden   top:Woodland, Forest  

There are quite a few mature holly trees along the roadside, east of Birkrigg.

Tags: subject:Farmland   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   Holly Trees   national park:Lake District   place:Newlands Valley   top:Roads, Road Transport   Roadside Trees   Rough Pasture  

In this area at least, holly trees are a major nuisance on public footpaths.... (more)

Tags: top:Grassland   Green Lane   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   subject:Path   top:Paths   Public Footpath   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

This solitary holly has managed to gain a foothold amongst the beech and scots... (more)

Tags: type:Geograph   tree:Holly   Holly Tree   top:Lowlands   subject:Tree   top:Woodland, Forest  

This is mainly a beech and holly wood. The holly trees are in the distance in... (more)

Tags: tree:Beech   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   top:Woodland, Forest  

This hollow way runs along the northern edge of the wood called Meriden Shafts,... (more)

Tags: type:Geograph   Hollow Way   Hollow-Way   Holly   tree:Holly   top:Paths   subject:Tree   top:Village, Rural Settlement   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

This is the tallest of the various holly trees I know of in the woods, and I... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   Forestry Commission Plantation   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   Late Winter   top:Lowlands   subject:Tree   season:Winter   top:Woodland, Forest  

How did it arise? Are the stems suckers from the roots of a parent tree, now... (more)

Tags: postcode district:B74   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   woodland:Mixed   top:Park and Public Gardens   Public Open Space   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe   near:Sutton Coldfield   place:Sutton Park   top:Woodland, Forest  

This gives you an idea of how tall some of the holly trees are in The Thicks.... (more)

Tags: tree:Holly   bucket:Life   top:Roads, Road Transport   place:Staverton Thicks   county:Suffolk   place:Wantisden   top:Woodland, Forest  

A large holly growing next to the former farm track at Willow Tree Fen

Tags: top:Flat Landscapes   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   Nature Reserve   subject:Tree  

This footpath lined with old Holly Trees is thought to be several hundred years... (more)

Tags: season:Autumn   tree:Holly   Holly Trees   Old Footpath   top:Paths  

The sun is setting behind Church Wood; the wood called Meriden Shafts is off to... (more)

Tags: top:Air, Sky, Weather   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   Hedge   Holly   tree:Holly   subject:Lane   trees:Oak   Oak   Oak Tree   top:Roads, Road Transport   Sunset   Tree   silhouette:Tree   top:Village, Rural Settlement   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   top:Woodland, Forest  

Tags: near:Crewe   type:Geograph   trees:Holly   Holly Trees   top:Paths   subject:Tree   Woodland Path   top:Woodland, Forest  

Holly tree tucked discreetly among the ash and the oaks at the northern edge of... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   type:Close Look   Early Summer   Forestry Commission Plantation   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   season:Summer   subject:Tree   top:Woodland, Forest  

I have written elsewhere, and quite recently, that I thought transplanted... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   Early Spring   Forestry Commission Plantation   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   season:Spring   subject:Tree   top:Uplands   top:Woodland, Forest  

These are the Laurel-like leaves of the tree in TF0820 : The mis-identified evergreen which turns out to... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   type:Close Look   Evergreen Tree   tree:Holly   subject:Leaf   top:Lowlands   season:Winter   top:Woodland, Forest  

The shingle in this area has a climax vegetation of large holly bushes and is a... (more)

Tags: top:Coastal   top:Defence, Military   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   Shingle   subject:Tree   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

The footpath and stile are almost hidden on the right hand side of the tree. The... (more)

Tags: type:Geograph   top:Heath, Scrub   tree:Holly   Holly Tree   top:Paths   subject:Tree   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   near:Wybunbury   public footpath:Wybunbury FP 5  

A few scattered trees on the moorland slopes beside Loch Neaty. Including this... (more)

Tags: tree:Birch   tree:Holly   top:Lakes, Wetland, Bog   Loch   Loch Neaty   top:Moorland  

The area around Cragg Vale is especially rich in holly trees, some of them of... (more)

Tags: Dry Stone Wall   tree:Holly   top:Paths   Public Footpath   top:Uplands  

One of a number of holly trees in this part of the wood that had been coppiced -... (more)

Tags: type:Close Look   Coppice Stool   Coppiced Holly   tree:Holly   top:Park and Public Gardens   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   top:Woodland, Forest  

The hollies in Bourne Woods are all flowering together. Unlike the Hawthorn,... (more)

Tags: subject:Blossom   place:Bourne Woods   type:Close Look   tree:Holly   Late Spring   top:Lowlands   season:Spring   top:Woodland, Forest  

I've thought for as long as I can recall, that this is a Laurel, stood next... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   Evergreen Tree   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   tree:Oak   subject:Tree   season:Winter   top:Woodland, Forest  

'Holly' amongst the fungi, with a holly tree in the background.

Tags: type:Close Look   county:Cumbria   place:Eskdale Green   Forest How   Fungi   tree:Holly   Red Squirrel   Sciurus Vulgaris   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

One of the trees in the churchyard, visible in TF0118 : Church of St.Medard & St.Gildard: The path and the porch is not a yew. It is... (more)

Tags: type:Close Look   subject:Fruit   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   tree:Holly   Holly Berries   top:Lowlands   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

This is the path through the western part of North Dean Wood.

Tags: tree:Holly   Informal Footpath   top:Lowlands   Open Access Woodland   subject:Path   top:Paths   top:Woodland, Forest  

Here the path goes between holly trees (use of secateurs recommended), one of... (more)

Tags: tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   subject:Path   top:Paths   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   Woodland Path   top:Woodland, Forest  

A Holly bush growing in the root bole of a churchyard Cedar. There is a large... (more)

Tags: top:Burial Ground, Crematorium   tree:Cedar   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   subject:Plant   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

The clue is in the name, Piles Coppice: this is supposed to happen, but is... (more)

Tags: Coppice   Coppicing   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   Holly   Small-Leaved Lime   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms   top:Woodland, Forest  

A squirrel drey in a holly tree. In the Eskdale Valley, squirrels often choose... (more)

Tags: place:Boot   type:Close Look   county:Cumbria   place:Eskdale Valley   tree:Holly   Squirrel Drey   top:Woodland, Forest  

The tree seen in TF0821 : A retreat of Holly is a female holly, and here are the berries... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   type:Close Look   Early Summer   Forestry Commission Plantation   subject:Fruit   tree:Holly   Holly Berries   Holly Leaves   top:Lowlands   season:Summer   top:Woodland, Forest  

Very few trees survive the weather and nibbling sheep up here. This wizened... (more)

Tags: top:Barren Plateaux   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   top:Moorland   Solitary Tree   top:Uplands   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

The church of St John the Baptist. An impressive Holly tree rather than the... (more)

Tags: top:Burial Ground, Crematorium   type:Geograph   top:Historic Sites and Artefacts   tree:Holly   top:Religious Sites   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

Berries of the tree in TF0627 : Ilex aquifolium

Tags: top:Burial Ground, Crematorium   tree:Holly   Holly Berries   top:Lowlands   subject:Tree   top:Village, Rural Settlement  

This is the lane that was the access track to Moor Fields. and is Hebden Royd... (more)

Tags: Grass Lane   top:Grassland   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   subject:Path   top:Paths   Public Footpath  

In Long Eaton Cemetery. This is a shoot emerging from the roots adjacent to... (more)

Tags: top:Burial Ground, Crematorium   tree:Holly   Holly   Leaves  

The gateway leads into a field, and the public footpath veers right through the... (more)

Tags: top:Grassland   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   top:Paths   Public Footpath  

Large holly bushes hedge both sides of Halstead Lane here.

Tags: Holly   hedge:Holly   plant:Holly   tree:Holly   Lane   Minor Road   top:Roads, Road Transport   Rural Lane   Rural Road  

Holly cannot hide at this time of year. There is no undergrowth to mask it, no... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   type:Close Look   tree:Holly   top:Lowlands   subject:Tree   subject:Woodland   top:Woodland, Forest  

Tucked among the trees just off the path is this holly, last seen in TF0820 : Bits of green.

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   type:Geograph   tree:Holly   Late Spring   top:Lowlands   season:Spring   subject:Tree   top:Woodland, Forest  

Tags: public footpath:Audley FP 92   place:Bignall Hill   top:Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening   type:Geograph   top:Grassland   subject:Hillside   Hillside Pasture   trees:Holly   Holly Trees   top:Paths   top:Woodland, Forest  

Standing up to a cold north wind.

Tags: rights of way:Bridleway   path:Bridleway   Bridleway   Farm Access Track   tree:Holly   Holly Tree   top:Paths   Public Bridleway   top:Roads, Road Transport   Windy Day  

The leaves of TF0820 : Another Holly highlit in the bright morning sunlight. This is the... (more)

Tags: place:Bourne Woods   type:Close Look   Forestry Commission Plantation   tree:Holly   Holly Leaves   Late Winter   subject:Leaf   top:Lowlands   Morning Sunlight   season:Winter   top:Woodland, Forest  

Holly with red berries. Christmas must be close!

Tags: tree:Holly   hedge:Holly   plant:Holly   place:Midhopestones   top:Paths   top:Village, Rural Settlement   top:Woodland, Forest  

Holly tree at Halloughton

Tags: type:Close Look   tree:Holly   Holly Berries   top:Wild Animals, Plants and Mushrooms  

Holly trees seem to be becoming more and more of a problem. I suppose that they... (more)

Tags: top:Heath, Scrub   tree:Holly   subject:Path   top:Paths   Public Footpath   top:Uplands  

Both these Holly Trees are female. There is one this side of the driveway, with... (more)

Tags: tree:Holly   top:Housing, Dwellings   top:Lowlands   top:Suburb, Urban Fringe  

Competely covered in snow, unlike the taller trees which have snow on one side only.

Tags: top:Air, Sky, Weather   path:Footpath   tree:Holly   Holly   place:Lepton Great Wood   Snow Covered   Snowy Footpath   Woodland   top:Woodland, Forest