162. Windrush Plane

Brixton’s landmark tree is one of the finest planes in town.

Brixton Library, the Ritzy Cinema and the Black Cultural Archives cluster around Windrush Square, a paved piazza with the Windrush Plane at its centre. It is a Victorian London plane that has had room to grow with only light-touch human intervention. Consequently, it has formed a magnificent pyramidal crown, its spreading branches providing shade for the benches below.

Species details

London plane
Platanus × hispanica

Where to find it

Windrush Square, Effra Road, Brixton, London SW2 1JQ
///camps.trucks.foster | 51.461015, -0.11532

Book news

I guess books, apart from airport novels (is that an actual genre?) are not top of everyone’s shopping list over the summer, so things go quiet and a little strange in the publishing world. But to welcome in September, here are a couple of updates about two of my titles.

The third edition of London’s Street Trees is back in stock over at my webshop. Order directly from me to get your exclusive signed copy!

Things have gone a little strange over on Amazon, and Tree Hunting is on eye-watering special offer right now. I don’t know how long this will last, but it's an incredible bargain at just £18.99 – that’s £11.01 off the cover price. Don’t forget to leave a review if you do buy from Amazon, but remember, only independent bookshops have signed copies!