Welcome to Old Knobbley's Website
An
ancient English Oak Tree called Old Knobbley inspires this site. Old K
grows in Mistley, England and could be as much as 800 years old. (If you
want to find out more about the tree follow the Old Knobbley
link above).
Where's Old Knobbley?
Many of you have been travelling to Mistley and searching almost randomly for this old tree. To help you in your quest I have added Old Knobbley's location to Google maps. Simply go to http://maps.google.co.uk/ and type "Old Knobbley" into the search box. Happy hunting.
January 2009.
Old Knobbley Wiggles into a catalogue
I first found out about Wiggly Wigglers when I bought my wormery a couple of years ago. By "Wiggly Wigglers", I'm not referring to the worms that arrived in the post (yes by snail mail), but the company that supplied them. They are based in Herefordshire in the UK and they are simply a great company for wildlife gardening products.
The Wiggly team wanted to produce a catalogue with a difference, so asked their customers to send in their thoughts about the Wiggly products. (I should probably point out that Old Knobbley isn't for sale). So, I wrote to say that I was thrilled that the company was selling trees and hedging plants (it was a relatively new edition for them) and that if you have space to plant trees, you should plant lots of them. Perhaps one day they will be as old as Old K!
So there is a small photo of Old Knobbley (and if you look closely, me) in their latest catalogue. Fab.
I have also become a Wiggly Affiliate, which means that if you click through to the Wiggly Wigglers website and buy something, I will get earn some Wiggl-e-cash which will help me to fund this website.
March 2008.
Hidden
Trees of Britain showcases some of Britains oldest and most beautiful
trees, including Old Knobbley!
It's by Archie Miles (photographer), so you just know the images of trees within the covers are going to be exceptional. Archie contacted me a few months ago. He had visited this website a few years back and was fascinated by the fact that a tree has it's own website. He visited Old Knobbley, took a few photos, one of which is in the book, and wrote an entire page about Old Knobbley.
This is a great book, brilliant pictures and interesting facts about some obscure and hitherto unpublished trees. If you are looking for a present for a tree-loving friend or loved one, look no further.
Archie has written other books including 'Silva: The Tree in Britain' and 'The Trees that made Britain' which was made into a BBC television series.
October 2007
