The Wellingtonia, or Giant Redwood, with the twin peaks in Albert Park is dead. There are other larger specimens still alive in the park and younger redwoods that may take their place in the next hundred years.

The oldest known Wellingtonia is 3500 years old, according to ring count, so this particular tree is not going to make it into the record books, however much it dwarves the other species of trees around about.

Its leaves have turned as red as its trunk, and many of the inhabitants have already left.

All that remains is a for the tree surgeons to bring it down to ground.

When I was walking down Conduit Road yesterday I thought somebody must have swept up the leaves under the Plain trees, but discovered they had all got blown round the corner into Ock Street.

Temperatures have fallen and leaves have been falling from this tree on Preston Road.

There are many magnificent autumn trees in Abingdon, but this one in the Abbey Gardens looks particularly good , despite loosing a large limb a few weeks ago, and despite the large care home being built behind.

Along the Ock Valley Walk two trees currently block the path. It is possible to step over or round them.

The first picture shows a part of a willow from a private garden that has fallen across the River Ock and onto the path.

Further away from the town centre another willow has split in two across the path, on Vale of White Horse District Council land.

There are other trees that have fallen near or into the river along this stretch.

But none of the fallen trees are from the section maintained by the town council where there has been well controlled tree cutting and replanting over recent years.  At times it has looked a bit over controlled but perhaps that is what willows need.

Along Thames Street all the trees that were growing out of the embankment have been cut back so there is now a much clearer view of the houses and the river.

The same can be said of the intersection of Bath Street and Stratton Way. The sensory garden with its scented rosemary and jasmine bushes have been cleared. Now you can see right through.