IAN SWANKIE

London's streets are actually an amazing 'urban arboretum' where you can find everything from Magnolias to Olive trees, Persian Silkwoods to Giant Redwoods. This is a virtual tour of the incredible range of trees on our streets, and most of us don't take notice. But Paul Wood definitely does!

Paul Wood

The aptly named Paul Wood published the book London's Street Trees in 2017. The idea of a whole book about London's street trees seemed somewhat esoteric - weren't they all just London Planes? But Paul Wood's brilliant and acclaimed book went on to sell out three printings, and became a fixture in London's bookshops and museum and gallery gift shops. He's published several other books and he's a very engaging and popular speaker.