15. TREE CELEBRATION:
Some still remember the huge elm tree on Half Moon Lane which lived beyond 400 years. With a hollow trunk measuring 6 to 11 metres in diameter, it was said to afford sitting room for twelve people. Its latter years saw its trunk wrapped in chains in a desperate bid to hold it together, until sadly one day not too long ago it had to go.
Take heart, for every tree lost, a local volunteer is out there planting a new one.
Herne Hill Heritage Trail, pg 68
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