Each horse chestnut is then graded, precision drilled and laced by volunteers from Ashton Conker Club for the competitors Conkers are the glossy brown seeds of the horse chestnut tree They grow in ...

The conker tree has been put on the official extinction list. Ravaged by moths and disease, the horse chestnut is now classified as vulnerable to extinction. The tree is among more than 400 native ...

To make the most of conker season (definitely a real season), here are our top tips for making your conkers as strong and brilliant as they can be, but which of these are true and which are false?