Friends of Lincoln's Inn Fields

Bird Cherry or Mayday Tree (Prunus padus) This photo will appear in the Trees of Lincoln’s Inn Fields 2026 calendar. PM to pre-order a calendar - you will then receive an e-mail when it goes on sale in November.

An article in the Lincoln's Inn Annual Review 2024 describes the execution in 1683 of William, Lord Russell. Accused of involvement in the Rye House Plot, a plan to ambush Charles II and his brother James, was Russell guilty as charged or (as he is described on a commemorative plaque in the rain shelter) "a …

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Judas Tree (Cercis siliquastrum)

Mimosa or Silver Wattle (Acacia dealbata)

London Plane (Platanus × acerifolia)

Chinese Windmill or Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)

As well as by e-mail, the calendar is now also available from the LSE General Store (2-4 Portsmouth Street), Lincoln’s Inn Library and the shop at Sir John Soane’s Museum.

Pine (Pinus spp.)

As well as by e-mail, the calendar is now also available from the LSE General Store (2-4 Portsmouth Street), Lincoln's Inn Library and the shop at Sir John Soane's Museum.

Copies of the calendar are now available from Lincoln's Inn Library (£10) as well as online by e-mailing dredgepoet(at)gmail(dot)com.