Black tupelo
What three words location: Piano.Brand.Moods

100 David John William Smith (Figgy)

New unknown tree in cage
What three words location: Truck.Broke.Tilt

99 Robin Ware

Viewing-point tree 1
What three words location: Rigid.Voice.Perky

97 Suzi Gablik

Walnut
What three words location: Loft.Prop.Barn

96 Will Dady

Lime
What three words location: Still.Intent.Hunt

95 Tessa Khan

94 Camen Bhandal

Lime
What three words location: Forget.Hogs.Stress

93 Marie - Claude Tourot

Lime
What three words location: Trips.Horn.Hidden

92 Barbara Tyrrell

Lime
What three words location: Spends.Sports.Pulse

91 Barbara Felton

Lime
What three words location: Fried.Insect.Fact

90 Brenda Adjodha

The Lesnes Hundred by Eric MacLennan is a socially engaged piece of art offering members of the public the opportunity to name a tree after someone important to them. We’ve always given names to important things in our life, so why not give trees individual names too? Not the names of celebrities or the famous, but the unsung of the community. The people that matter to us.
 
The Lesnes Hundred celebrates ordinary people who have been ignored by history… teachers; friends; ordinary (or rather extraordinary) people who have done good things without seeking recognition.
 
As well as celebrating our ‘unsung’, The Lesnes Hundred will give focus to the importance of the environment for our future. Named trees will be more cherished. Trees have always been important to us, we need them now, more than ever, to combat the climate crisis, they’ve inspired poets and painters around the world, and they can even improve our happiness. We care about our trees, so by naming them we will show how we value them.
 
Earlier this year, (January to May) Artist Eric MacLennan interviewed a hundred members of the public (people of all ages and backgrounds) who all came forward to name a tree in Lesnes Abbey Woods after someone important to them… an unsung hero(ine).

100 David John William Smith (Figgy)

Eric MacLennan

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