Learn to identify the trees of Britain
Know the trees you walk past. Treely teaches you a few at a time, from real photographs of every part, in every season, until you can name them on any walk.
Know a tree from every angle
Treely shows you every part of every tree, in every season: the leaves and bark, the buds, flowers and fruit, the shape of it bare in winter. Thousands of real photographs, so you can name a tree in January as surely as in June.
Spring
Flowers
Leaf
Underside
Bark
Fruit
Split husk
Conker
Fallen
Autumn
Shape
Winter budacross every season
Never mix them up beech or hornbeam?
Silver birch or downy? Beech or hornbeam? Treely puts the trees people mix up side by side and shows you the differences part by part: the leaves, the bark, the twigs. A glance at the right place, and it’s settled.
See every lookalike →BeechHornbeam
EdgeWavy, barely toothedSharp teeth, big and smallVeinsFewer, spaced apartMany, close and deepHairsFine fringe on the edgeLong hairs on the veinsTrunkRound, like a columnRising and falling, like muscleMarksFaint lines running acrossWriggly silver marks running upBudsAbout 2 cm, copperSlender, about 8 mmAngleStanding out from the shootHeld close, tips curving in
Learn what to look for
Each tree comes with the few things that give it away: rowan’s leaves of about fifteen leaflets, its heads of berries, its smooth grey bark. Treely shows you them on real photographs, then brings the tree back from a different side, a few days later, until you know it without thinking.
LeavesAbout 15 leafletsBerriesDozens to a head
BarkSmooth grey, dark dashes
Stuck on one? Snap it for its name
Found a tree you don’t know? Fill the frame with one leaf, the bark or a flower and Treely names it. No signal? The guided key asks what you can see, one simple question at a time, until it gets there.
Fill the frame with one leaf, the bark, or a flower
A field guide in your pocket
A page for every tree: how to identify it, every part in photographs, what it does through the year, and what it’s mistaken for. Everything checked against the standard British tree guides.
Browse the trees →Wild cherry is a tall tree with shiny reddish-brown bark that peels in horizontal strips. In April it is covered in clusters of white flowers.
Flowers
Leaf
Bark
Young fruit
Fruit
Winter bud
Know why, not just what
Short lessons, with pictures, on why trees look and behave as they do: how to read a tree, what it does through the year, how it works, what a leaf is telling you. Each one leaves you with something to spot on your next walk.
Getting startedHow to read a treeWhere to look, and in what order✓
Getting startedA tree through the yearWhat a tree does each season, and why✓
The living treeHow a tree worksWater up, food down, wider every yearNextThe living treeWhat a leaf tells youCatch light, save water
A tree’s lifeSeeds, jays and mast yearsHow a tree makes more trees
See what’s out on this week’s walk
Every week Treely picks three things to find on the trees, from catkins in spring to conkers and acorns in autumn, and shows you what to look for. Find one on your walk and take its photo.
What’s out this month →Collect the whole year
Every find you photograph goes in your collection, in its own numbered place: catkins in January, blossom in spring, conkers and berries in autumn. Some are out for weeks and some for days, so there’s always another to look for.
#004✓Acorns
#005✓Russet
#006✓Black buds
#011✓Winter keys
#012✓White trunk#016✓Gold
#026✓Helicopters#028✓Catkins#029Red flowerOpens Jan#036✓Berries
#042✓Butter yellow
#047✓Haws
#049✓Blossom#051SloesOpens Sep
#054✓Berries#090✓BlossomFree to download
Start learning today. One purchase unlocks every tree, whenever you’re ready.
Questions
What is the best way to learn to identify trees?
Look at more than the leaves. Learn each tree by its bark, buds, flowers and fruit too, so you know it in every season, and come back to it a few days later until it sticks. That’s how Treely teaches: a short round of questions every day, from real photographs, with what to look for after every answer.
Can Treely identify a tree from a photo?
Yes. Take a photo of a leaf, the bark or a flower and Treely names the tree. That needs a connection; with no signal, the guided key asks about what you can see, one question at a time, until it names the tree.
Which trees does it cover?
The trees of Britain and Ireland: the natives, the common planted ones, and the street and park trees you meet every day.
Is Treely free?
It’s free to download. You can learn your first trees, read the start of any tree’s page in the Guide, use the guided key and try the camera a few times without paying. One purchase unlocks every tree to learn, the full Guide, every lesson and the camera for everyday use.
Is Treely on Android?
Yes. Treely is on iPhone and Android.
Where does the information come from?
Every tree is written from the standard British tree guides and checked against them. If something looks wrong in front of a real tree, tell us: support.