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July 2000 to 17th
November 2002 |
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17th
November 2002 |
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The Noble Chafer Gnorimus Noblis in Gloucestershire. |
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In the Gloucestershire Orchard Group Newsletter Issue 2, Keith Alexander
makes the case for saving old orchard trees to preserve the habitat of
this rare beetle and asks for records to be sent to the Gloucs Wildlife
Trust.
For further details
click here NB - 1MB Word Document. |
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13th
November 2002 |
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Lullingstone Park - an ancient tree jewel in Kent's crown. Andrew Cowan
and John Smith of ATF report on the recent field visit. |
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Despite a very bad weather forecast and heavy rain in mid October we
enjoyed seeing some of the largest ancient oak trees in England - for full
story and pictures
click here
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7th
November 2002 |
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Blazing ash tree gets another chance. |
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Ted's talk encourages local landowner to protect a wonderful local
landmark tree.
For further details
click here
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6th September 2002 |
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Europe’s primeval landscape was more like elegant parkland managed by
large herbivores. |
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Says Gail Vines in the New Scientist entitled Gladerunners.'Forget the
dense, foreboding thicket beloved of the brothers Grimm. Europe's primeval
landscape was more like elegant parkland, says Gail Vines, and all thanks
to some unlikely groundskeepers'
Full article in New Scientist 7 September 2002 |
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2nd September 2002 |
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Scottish Natural Heritage.
Ancient Wood Pasture in Scotland: Classification & management principles. |
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A new report by Kate Holl and Mike Smith Commissioned by SNH
For further details
click
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28th
August 2002 |
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Leisurely destruction of ancient woods |
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Woodland Trust dismayed that damaging activities are allowed to continue.
For further details
click here |
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26th
July 2002 |
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A Vera wood-pasture landscape for the High Weald AONB? |
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High Weald AONB kicks off its series of technical seminars on 24
September 2002 with a discussion about the implications of Frans Vera’s
hypothesis of open forest for the management of this AONB.
For further details
click here |
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22nd July 2002 |
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Forest Research seeks Forest Pathologist to lead research on ancient
trees |
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Forest Research are currently advertising for two Mycological/
pathologist posts to be based at Alice Holt, Farnham. For further details
click here |
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5th July 2002 |
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Woodland Trust Research highlights the importance of Ancient Trees in
Plantation Ancient Woodland Sites. |
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Ancient trees and coppice stools may be as valuable as the ground flora
for survival of ancient woodland communities in replanted woods.
For further details
click here |
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5th July 2002 |
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Great Trees of London |
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The Great Trees of London project was developed to celebrate and bring to
the public's attention the importance and uniqueness of London's tree
heritage. Take a look at the 41 trees on their web site –
click here |
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5th July 2002 |
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The Great Stag Beetle Hunt Part II |
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Four years after the first survey Peoples Trust for Endangered Species
and English Nature are asking for new records. For further details
click here |
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5th July 2002 |
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The Oak Polypore, Piptoporus quercinus |
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A report by Dr Peter Roberts about this characteristic ‘old growth
forest’ UK BAP priority species and Schedule 8 species has recently been
published. For further details
click here |
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3rd July 2002 |
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The Ancient Yew By Robert Bevan Jones. |
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A many sided portrait of this extraordinary tree. A new publication from
Windgather press.
For further details
click here |
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3rd July 2002 |
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Big Belly gets a Corset |
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Forestry experts hope a giant brace will stop a 1,000-year-old oak tree
splitting in half. A huge crack recently appeared in this famous tree
which has a girth of 11m. For full details of the article on BBC news
click here |
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3rd July 2002 |
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Institute of Chartered Foresters highlight Ancient Trees. |
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ICF News Issue 2/2002 has a special feature on ancient trees. To read
some of the articles from contributors
click here |
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3rd July 2002 |
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Prince Charles fights Dracula to save ancient trees. |
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Romania has dropped plans to build a massive Dracula theme park in the
heart of Transylvannia after protests from environmentalists – Guardian
June 29 2002. For further details
click here |
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3rd July 2002 |
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Ozfest fans burn down ancient trees |
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As the Ozzy Osborne festival at Donington Park, was drawing to a close,
earlier this year fire fighters were called to put out two huge blazes,
one of which destroyed ancient trees. For further details
click here |
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18th June 2002 |
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Photographs of the ATF Elan Valley event |
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Photographs kindly supplied by John Smith
click here |
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9th April 2002 |
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Ancient hedgerow trees at risk |
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Reports of illegal felling of large ancient oaks in Ceredigion. For more
information and to contact us if you hear of similar cases
click here |
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9th April 2002 |
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Fungi help trees to stay standing in high winds |
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According to research, fungi brackets help reduce wind drag. To find out more
click here |
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9th April 2002 |
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Should more rare and nationally scarce fungi and insects associated with
ancient trees be protected? |
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To see the Woodland Trust and Ancient Tree Forum’s joint response to the
JNCC’s 4th quinquennial review of schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act 1981 click here
The Welsh Assembly’s section 74 of the Crow Act 2000: consultation on
habitats and species of principal importance in Wales
click here |
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9th April 2002 |
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Ted Green caption competition |
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Top three entries for the Ted Green caption competition
click here |
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9th April 2002 |
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How can we improve the protection of ancient trees? |
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Contribute to our research click here for further info. |
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9th April 2002 |
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300 Ancient Olive Trees saved! (From our Portuguese correspondent) |
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A Foundation in Portugal has recently re-located 300 ancient olive trees
to save them from a dam and reservoir development. But can we help with how
to age the trees? click here |
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17th January 2002 |
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The Mawley Oak - collapse of a magnificent tree |
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To see a picture of the tree and the comments of Roy Finch and Dr David
Lonsdale about it, please click here |
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16th January 2002 |
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The Arboricultural Information Exchange website |
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Like a great lumbering triffid an ancient Oak tree (Quercus rober) was
spotted wandering along the A346 !.... click here for the AIE website
(article near bottom of the page) |
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11th January 2002 |
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English Heritage's Quinquennial Performance Review |
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To see the Woodland Trust and Ancient Tree Forum’s joint response to this
document. click here |
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8th January 2002 |
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Connecting with London’s Nature |
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To see the Woodland Trust and Ancient Tree Forum’s joint response to THE
MAYOR’S DRAFT BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY. click here |
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8th January 2002 |
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English Heritage's Consultation Draft - Conservation Management Plans |
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To see the Woodland Trust and Ancient Tree Forum’s joint response to this
document. click here |
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8th January 2002 |
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Forest under attack |
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Application for further development at Stansted Airport, near Hatfield
Forest. click here |
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9th November 2001 |
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Champion tree - good news! |
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We have just heard from John Yates that the planning application
(see below for details) was thrown out unanimously and the council are
applying to have the revoked
TPO re-instated! |
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8th November 2001 |
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Champion tree for the chop |
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One of the largest purple beech ever recorded is to be felled, all for
the sake of six car parking spaces click Here |
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29th October 2001 |
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Brockworth Development |
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New Development on Airfield in Gloucestershire may impact on nearby
Ancient Trees. click here |
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19th October 2001 |
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Batting in Yugoslavia |
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Herman Limpens Newsletter and "Eurobats" website! click here |
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4th October 2002 |
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Project by Jim Fairclough |
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Results of the MSc project into the Dung Community of Hatfield Forest.
click here |
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9th August 2001 |
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Good win for the new National Football Centre |
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Warm welcome for Football Association's re-designed plans
Press release |
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8th August 2001 |
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Visit old knobbley's website |
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Old Knobbley lives in an area of woodland on Furze Hills, Mistley,
England. Take a look at this wonderful tree. Circumference 9.5m. click
here |
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27th July 2001 |
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Foul called on football association plan |
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National Football Centre welcomed but re-design needed to save ancient
trees. Byrkley Park, near Burton on Trent - The Woodland Trust and Ancient
Tree Forum lodge an objection to this development.
Details of the press release click here
Copy of the letter of objection click here |
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10th July 2001 |
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An illustrated guide to ancient wood pasture in Scotland |
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Take a look at this wonderful new 54 page richly illustrated publication
recently produced by Peter Quelch - the Native Woodland Advisor for the
Forestry Commission, National Office for Scotland. Read more and download |
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6th July 2001 |
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Hatfield Forest - Spotlight on a place of supreme interest |
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Hatfield Forest gives us a glimpse at what a working medieval Forest
would have looked like.
Take a look at this resume of the site and its value for ancient trees
click here
Worth a visit? Join us at the ATF event on Monday 5th November to see the
old trees and discuss their management Details click here |
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5th July 2001 |
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Byrkley Park, near Burton on Trent – a Planning Application has been
lodged with East Staffs District Council |
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This involves the creation of a National Football Centre on this Grade 1
County Site of Biological Importance SBI and historic parkland which
contains 19 ancient trees.
Deadline for comments to ESDC 24 July 2001. click here |
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4th July 2001 |
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A paper relating to the canopy beetle fauna of oak trees |
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Stork, N.E., Hammond, P.M., Russell, B.L. and Hadwen, W.L. (2001) The
spatial distribution of beetles within the canopies of oak trees in
Richmond Park, U.K. Ecological Entomology 26, 302-311 click here |
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29th June 2001 |
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Two ancient oaks saved from development in Croydon |
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Last night Croydon Council turned down a planning application which would
affect two ancient oaks. In giving their reasons for refusal, the planning
committee said the proposed development was a risk to the trees. For
further information click here |
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29th June 2001 |
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Is your local wood under threat? |
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The Woodland Trust can provide you with guidance on how to take action to
protect it. A new free booklet is available now. For further information
click here |
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5th May 2001 |
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Visit the new website project by David Read on Saproxylic Species |
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The recently finished website includes a section on the ageing process of
trees and highlights the biodiversity and conservation of ancient trees.
click here |
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21st May 2001 |
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Did you watch BBC1 Countryfile on Sunday 20th May? Pollarding in action! |
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The programme included an interview with Vikki Forbes, the property
manager of the National Trust's Hatfield Forest. Timber products from
pollarding here have Forest Stewardship Council Certification. Over 1
million hectares of forestry in the UK are now certified. |
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Key notes relating to Ancient Trees the National Trust's Annual Nature
Conservation Seminar 2001 |
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Annually there is a national gathering of the Trust's staff who have
particular responsibilities for nature conservation click here |
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ATF response to DETR consultation document on common land |
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Greater Protection and Better Management of Common land in England and
Wales – a consultation paper published by the Department of the
Environment, Transport and the Regions click here |
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Overwhelming support
from National Trust members for the resolution on the conservation of
ancient trees |
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100,344 members of the National Trust called for a halt to the decline of
ancient trees on its properties and to treat them with at least equivalent
status to buildings in the allocation of resources to protect them and
future generations of old trees
more information click here |
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ATF response to DETR consultation document on common land |
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Greater Protection and Better Management of Common land in England and
Wales – a consultation paper published by the Department of the
Environment, Transport and the Regions click here |
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Overwhelming support
from National Trust members for the resolution on the conservation of
ancient trees |
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100,344 members of the National Trust called for a halt to the decline of
ancient trees on its properties and to treat them with at least equivalent
status to buildings in the allocation of resources to protect them and
future generations of old trees click here |
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Grazing ecology and forest history CABI 2000 |
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A recently published book by Frans Vera which is set to lead the thinking
on what makes a natural woodland click here |
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The Greatest Smoke Tree in the USA is translocated |
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Guy Sternberg of Starhill Forest, Petersburg, Illinois reports on a
project to move the largest American smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus) ever
measured out of harm's way
click here |
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A Rendezvous With 2 Giant Trees in New York |
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An article in the New York Times by Michael Crewdson and Margaret
Mittlebach
Their fact-finding mission to track down both the Queens and Staten Island
biggest trees and measure them - branch by branch, leaf to leaf.
click here |
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Local Heritage Initiative Grant Scheme - Grants for between £3-15000 |
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Its aim is to promote community development through heritage
conservation. click here |
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Sussex Biodiversity Action Plans. Lowland Wood Pasture and Parkland |
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Action points from the first steering group on 24 Oct 2000 now available.
Contact: John
Patmore |
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Action to conserve ancient trees and their associated wood-decay
communities at landscape level |
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Paper presented by Keith Alexander to "Workshop on Ecological Corridors
for Invertebrates: Strategies of dispersal and recolonisation in today's
agricultural and forestry landscapes" in May 2000. click here |
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Are there saproxylic beetle species characteristic of high dead wood
connectivity? |
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A recently published article by K Schiegg, published in Ecography. Volume
23, Pages 579-587. summary |
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The influence of forest regrowth, original canopy cover and tree size on
saproxylic beetles associated with old oaks. |
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A recently published article by Thomas Ranius and Micklas Jansson,
published in Biological Conservation 95: 85-94 summary |
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A quantitative study of the epiphytic vegetation on the pollarded trunks
of Fraxinus excelsior at Havra, Osteroy, western Norway. |
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An article by Bjorn Moe and Astri Botnen published in Plant Ecology
129:157-177.
summary |
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Effects of habitat fragmentation: increased isolation and reduced habitat
size reduces the incidence of dead wood fungi beetles in a fragmented
forest landscape |
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A recently published article by Bjorn Rukke published in Ecography
23:492-502 |
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Livestock Grazing in National Trust Parklands |
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Research Project in relation to parklands owned by the National Trust
click here |
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