I have just completed a bi-monthly update of our Woods under Threat cases, and with all my recent posts I thought you all might like to see a brief overview of the threats that vulnerable ancient woods are currently facing, or have fought off (sometimes succesfully) over the last two months, right across the UK :
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March 2012 |
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| Number of current threat cases in UK (to ancient woodland) | 66 |
| Number of currently threatened woods in UK (ancient woodland) | 331 |
| Hectares of currently threatened ancient woodland in UK | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
| Number of archived* threat cases in UK (to ancient woodland) | 79 |
| Number of archived* threatened woods in UK (ancient woodland) | 142 |
| Hectares of archived* threatened ancient woodland in UK | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
*archived cases/woods are those which have concluded or are no longer relevant
| Number of threat reports received for UK in February 2012 and March 2012 by the WuT team | 14 |
| Number of ancient woodland threat cases in UK being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 3 |
| Number of non-ancient woodland threat cases in UK being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
Brief overview of England information:
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March 2012 |
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| Number of current threat cases in England (to Ancient woodland) | 50 |
| Number of currently threatened woods in England (Ancient woodland) | 215 |
| Hectares of currently threatened ancient woodland in England | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
| Number of archived* threat cases in England (ancient woodland) | 64 |
| Number of archived* threatened woods in England (ancient woodland) | 105 |
| Hectares of archived* threatened ancient woodland in England | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
*archived cases/woods are those which have concluded or are no longer relevant
| Number of threat reports received for England in February 2012 and March 2012 by the WuT team | 13 |
| Number of ancient woodland threat cases in England being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 3 |
| Number of non-ancient woodland threat cases in England being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
Brief overview of Northern Ireland Information:
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March 2012 |
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| Number of current threat cases in Northern Ireland (to ancient woodland) | 0 |
| Number of currently threatened woods in Northern Ireland (ancient woodland) | 0 |
| Hectares of currently threatened ancient woodland in Northern Ireland | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
| Number of archived* threat cases in Northern Ireland (to ancient woodland) | 1 |
| Number of archived* threatened woods in Northern Ireland (ancient woodland) | 1 |
| Hectares of archived* threatened ancient woodland in Northern Ireland | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
*archived cases/woods are those which have concluded or are no longer relevant
| Number of threat reports received for Northern Ireland in February 2012 and March 2012 by the WuT team | 0 |
| Number of ancient woodland threat cases in Northern Ireland being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
| Number of non-ancient woodland threat cases in Northern Ireland being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
Brief overview of Scotland information:
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March 2012 |
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| Number of current threat cases in Scotland (to ancient woodland) | 16 |
| Number of currently threatened woods in Scotland (ancient woodland) | 103 |
| Hectares of currently threatened ancient woodland in Scotland | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
| Number of archived* threat cases in Scotland (to ancient woodland) | 15 |
| Number of archived* threatened woods in Scotland (ancient woodland) | 32 |
| Hectares of archived* threatened ancient woodland in Scotland | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
*archived cases/woods are those which have concluded or are no longer relevant
| Number of threat reports received for Scotland in February 2012 and March 2012 by the WuT team | 1 |
| Number of ancient woodland threat cases in Scotland being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
| Number of non-ancient woodland threat cases in Scotland being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
Brief overview of Wales information:
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March 2012 |
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| Number of current threat cases in Wales (to ancient woodland) | 4 |
| Number of currently threatened woods in Wales (ancient woodland) | 15 |
| Hectares of currently threatened ancient woodland in Wales | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
| Number of archived* threat cases in Wales (to ancient woodland) | 6 |
| Number of archived* threatened woods in Wales (ancient woodland) | 11 |
| Hectares of archived* threatened ancient woodland in Wales | Not currently available (we are working on this) |
*archived cases/woods are those which have concluded or are no longer relevant
| Number of threat reports received for Wales in February 2012 and March 2012 by the WuT team | 0 |
| Number of ancient woodland threat cases in Wales being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
| Number of non-ancient woodland threat cases in Wales being currently looked at by WoodWatch volunteers | 0 |
Types of threats can be seen in this chart, which I included in my last post. If you would like to record a threat to your local trees or woods, please fill out our simple form. We’d love to hear from you!
Katharine Rist, Woods under Threat Assistant
