| Create a Parish register of mature trees with records of species, size and condition as a minimum. Notable trees within the Parish include:
Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) veteran examples in fields beside Coneygree Lane.
Atlantic cedar (Cedrus atlantica).
Beech (Fagus sylvatica) veteran example on hillside above village.
Bird cherry (Prunus padus) - Leamington Road.
Black pine (Pinus nigra) - High Street.
Deodar (Cedrus deodara) - behind the Lygon Arms.
European lime (Tilia x vulgaris) -Village Green.
False acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) - veteran example in garden on High Street.
Field maple (Acer campestre) - The Sands, possibly part of an old hedge line.
Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus) - Leamington Road.
Grey poplar (Populus x canescens) veteran example near Trafalgar Bridge
Holm oak (Quercus ilex) - Evesham Road.
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) The Sands.
Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - High Street including double-flowered specimens.
Hybrid black poplar (Populus x canadensis) large pollarded specimens on the Cheltenham Road.
Pear (Pyrus communis) - Lygon Arms and Recreation Ground.
Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) various specimens.
Red horse chestnut (Aesculus x carnea) - High Street.
Silver birch (Betula pendula) - The Sands.
Smoke-tree (Cotinus coggygria) an old specimen by the Crown and Trumpet Inn.
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) large specimens on
Coneygree Lane.
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Coneygree Lane.
Walnut (Juglans regia) locations in the Village.
Wild pear (Pyrus pyraster)
Yew (Taxus baccata) - High Street.
*The term veteran tree is defined by Read (2000) as:
Trees of interest biologically, aesthetically or culturally because of their age;
Trees in the ancient stage of their life;
Trees that are old relative to others of the same species.
The lines of mature trees that still indicate the serpentine course of the old coach road to the north of the present bypass merit recognition as a historical transport boundary and eco-archaeological feature.
Shrubs include:
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) white flowers in hedges in March.
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Elder (Sambucus nigra) white flowers in hedges in June.
English elm (Ulmus procera) in hedges.
Gorse (Ulex europaeus) on bypass cuttings and on the scarp.
Gueldar rose (Viburnum opulus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) white flower in hedges in May.
Hazel (Corylus avellana)
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus)
Tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) not native but conspicuous in the village.
Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana)
Wild privet (Ligustrum vulgare)

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