Tag Archives: Coed Cadw

5,320 reasons to protect Wales’ ancient and heritage trees

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

After months of gathering your support for our ‘gnarled and wrinkly’ campaign, yesterday (Wednesday 28 November) our Wales Director, Jerry Langford, our Communications Officer, Rory Francis, and I presented to the Welsh Assembly’s Petitions Committee a 5,320 signature-strong petition about … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient trees, Campaigning, Climate Change, Protection, Wales | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Wales’ gnarled and wrinkly need you

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Imagine that you are like Nerys Jones who is lucky enough to own or manage an ancient tree. Nerys is  the proud owner of the Rhandirmwyn oak, Carmarthenshire, a majestic hollow tree that must be many hundreds of years old. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient trees, Campaigning, Conservation, Protection, Wales | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tallest tree in Wales is felled

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

Sad news from Wales as her tallest tree, a 63.7m/208ft Douglas fir at the Llyn Vyrnwy Estate has been felled, less than two years after it was declared the joint tallest tree in the UK.  The 124 year old tree had … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Forestry management, Government Affairs, Policy, Uncategorized, Wales | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment