Meet the Trees at Vache
Our 2026 Nature Engagement Project, with thanks to the Rothschild Foundation for their generous support
This year we’re working closely with environmental consultant Amber Massie-Blomfield to develop and implement a professional sustainability strategy, thanks to generous support from the Rothschild Foundation.
We want to weave the beautiful natural surroundings of our festival site into the heart of our music-making and so we’re in the process of auditing our environmental impact, reducing waste and energy use at our summer festival, planting to support biodiversity, and equipping our team to become informed, creative ambassadors for climate-conscious arts.
Notice: Our Tree Trail
Our 2026 Summer Festival Production Assistants Lorna and Lavine have devised a tree trail around The Vache… we hope you enjoy getting to know these ten beautiful specimens!
1. Copper beech
Fagus sylvatica Purpurea
Its dark maroon leaves are showstoppers. Its nuts feed squirrels, voles and birds
2. Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Its star-shaped leaves blaze purple, red, orange and gold in autumn
3. Maidenhair Tree
Ginkgo biloba
A resilient species with a 200 million year lineage, six survived the Hiroshima blast
4. Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
The tallest living Giant Sequoia is 275 feet high and around 2,500 years old
5. Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Cup-shaped, tulip-like flowers hide high in its canopy
6. Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Vivid red flowers fuel migrating hummingbirds but its seeds are toxic to humans
7. Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Only female hollies berry, they need male trees nearby for pollination.
8. Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Its resin is distilled into turpentine and rosin for paint and varnish
9. Snow Gum
Eucalyptus pauciflora
Its fragrant oil is prized for antiseptic properties
10. Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Sprawling stems that touch the ground can root and sprout new plants
