The Tree Listening Project
Next: Friday, 1 May 2026
Runs until Sunday, 31 May 2026 (See all dates)
- Time
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Venue
- Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, HP18 0JH
- Price
- Free with Grounds Admission
The Tree Listening Project is a groundbreaking environmental educational installation, which reveals the inner workings of a tree.
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Using advanced acoustic technology, we are able to amplify the natural sounds of trees. Join us as we listen to these hidden noises and discover what happens behind the bark.
Whilst listening to the headphones hanging from the tree’s branches you will hear two sounds:
• A deep rumbling sound that is produced by the tree moving.
• And in the background you will hear a quiet popping sound that is produced by the water passing through the xylem tubes and mixing with air on its way up to the leaves.
In Order to get the water up to the leaves a high pressure is generated and it is when the water and air mix under pressure that we can hear it.
This water movement is what keeps the tree alive by providing the leaves with the necessary water to keep the tree cool and to turn into sugar (sap).
An average sized oak tree will drink around 200 litres of water on a warm, sunny day.
Whilst listening to the headphones hanging from the tree’s branches you will hear two sounds:
• A deep rumbling sound that is produced by the tree moving.
• And in the background you will hear a quiet popping sound that is produced by the water passing through the xylem tubes and mixing with air on its way up to the leaves.
In Order to get the water up to the leaves a high pressure is generated and it is when the water and air mix under pressure that we can hear it.
This water movement is what keeps the tree alive by providing the leaves with the necessary water to keep the tree cool and to turn into sugar (sap).
An average sized oak tree will drink around 200 litres of water on a warm, sunny day.
Venue
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon,
Aylesbury
HP18 0JH
Dates
The event runs from 10:00 to 17:00 on the following dates.
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- May 1st 2026
- May 2nd 2026
- May 3rd 2026
- May 4th 2026
- May 5th 2026
- May 6th 2026
- May 7th 2026
- May 8th 2026
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- May 22nd 2026
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- May 24th 2026
- May 25th 2026
- May 26th 2026
- May 27th 2026
- May 28th 2026
- May 29th 2026
- May 30th 2026
- May 31st 2026
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