“Our ancient trees are all too easily lost” says Ted Green, a founder member of the Ancient Tree Forum, “and because we don’t know where they all are, its hard to protect them” 

There are thousands of ancient trees scattered across our countryside yet to be ‘discovered’. To find and record them all is a huge task but if you can help, every tree recorded will help us build a better picture of Europe’s remarkable trees.

The aim of our simple survey is to gather as much information as possible about the distribution of ancient trees across the UK. The trees which are surveyed are entered onto a national database and can be seen via our on line maps.

This map of ancient trees will give us a much better understanding of the number and size of ancient trees across the country. From it you can find the ancient trees that we know of nearest where you live or places you frequently visit.
 
The Ancient Tree Forum

The Ancient Tree Forum seeks to secure the long term future of ancient trees through advocacy of the importance of their protection, encouraging research, promoting best conservation practice and increasing people's enjoyment of old trees. 

In a new partnership with the Woodland Trust, the Ancient Tree Forum is determined to conserve our priceless legacy of old trees and ancient woodland and create a succession of veteran trees for the future. The partnership will continue to raise awareness of the value and importance of veteran trees and ancient woodlands and their rightful place as part of our UK and Europe's heritage.

If you work with, own or simply enjoy this important part of our heritage then keep up to date with the Ancient Tree Forum and Woodland Trust activities through this web site and help to ensure there is a future for ancient woodlands and veteran trees.