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08-01-2009, 09:32 PM
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| | | Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
i will be travelling about in my new campervan this year and have plans to go all over the place around the u.k.
can you tell me please, where can i find a list of ancient and amazing - well worth a look - trees? a book, a site online etc.
i tried to google it and one site said i had to pay to get a list, couldnt find much.
many thanks in advance for posting as i wish to see some beautiful trees on my travels this year!
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08-01-2009, 09:51 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
Hi Durrell. Have look at these books, they should be right up your street for your trip. Sounds great fun.
1. Meetings with Remarkable Trees (by Thomas Pakenham)
2. The Heritage Trees of Britain and Northern Ireland (by Jon Stokes and Donald Rodger)
Not mentioned in the books is Ripley Castle, not far from Harrogate. There are some superb 'heritage trees' is the parkland there. Well worth a look.
Enjoy your journey! I love to do something like that.
Regards, Chris |
08-01-2009, 10:02 PM
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
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Originally Posted by Durrell's Roadrunner  i will be travelling about in my new campervan this year and have plans to go all over the place around the u.k.
can you tell me please, where can i find a list of ancient and amazing - well worth a look - trees? a book, a site online etc. | Hertfordshire has a veteran tree project: Hertfordshire Biological Records Centre - Projects - Veteran tree project
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08-01-2009, 10:23 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kensworth, Bedfordshire (W/ends) and Huntingdon
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
The Woodland Trust are running an Ancient Tree Hunt at the moment - their database can be searched (by county, species, etc.,) for the ancient trees that have been recorded so far: The Woodland Trust | Discoveries | Tree search |
08-01-2009, 10:30 PM
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
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08-01-2009, 10:52 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Yorkshire
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
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Originally Posted by ChrisJB Hi Durrell. Have look at these books, they should be right up your street for your trip. Sounds great fun.
1. Meetings with Remarkable Trees (by Thomas Pakenham)
2. The Heritage Trees of Britain and Northern Ireland (by Jon Stokes and Donald Rodger)
Not mentioned in the books is Ripley Castle, not far from Harrogate. There are some superb 'heritage trees' is the parkland there. Well worth a look.
Enjoy your journey! I love to do something like that.
Regards, Chris | Check the woodland trust web site and search on the web for veteran trees. I had a day veteran tree surveying at Ripley Castle, and it was wonderful, but quite a few of the trees are not in public access areas.
The Woodland Trust maps veteran trees with information about access where available, and the trees reported are verified. Some not currently verified near me don't seem to be there, but the verfied information is very good, you will get OS grid refs and more for many. |
09-01-2009, 12:11 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Preston in NW
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
nottingham forest is good for the famous robin hoods tree.
theres also worden park in Lancashire that has a very old cedar of lebanon and theres a 400 year old sweet chestnut |
09-01-2009, 12:45 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lincolnshire
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
Sounds like a really good idea for a road trip - and has given me the urge to go and seek some ancient trees  . |
09-01-2009, 03:51 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aviemore
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
If you are going to make it as far north as Scotland, the Birnam Oak is well worth a visit.
North of Perth, it is believed to be the last remaining tree of Birnam Wood of Shakespeares 'MacBeth'. Big Tree Country - Birnam Heritage Trees |
09-01-2009, 03:56 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bewdley, Worcestershire
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| | | Re: Ancient Trees of the U.K - where to find ifo on their location
Look up Amazon- Ancient Trees Of Britain! We had a similar thread last year. On the cover is a spectacluar chestnut here in Bewdley and lots more fantastic trees and there where abouts inside!!
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