Tag Archives: Tree Register of the British Isles
SSSIs are great, let’s have more
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee recently asked for views on their revised guidance for designation of SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest). The Ancient Tree Forum, supported by the Woodland Trust, took the opportunity to highlight once again that wood … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient trees, Conservation, Protection
Tagged ancient, Ancient Tree Forum, Ancient Tree Hunt, biodiversity, designation, JNCC, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, landscape scale, Lawton Review, protection, SAC, SPA, SSSi, sustainable, tree, Tree Register of the British Isles, TROBI, veteran
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Winter trees still in the landscape
This is the last chance saloon to enjoy one of the glories of the British landscape – the stark beauty of bare winter trees against the skyline. Despite late frosts and dampening fogs, spring is gradually staking its seasonal claim as … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient trees, Climate Change, Conservation, Inspiration
Tagged agrarian, Ancient Tree Forum, Ancient Tree Hunt, ash, beauty, broadleaf, hedgerows, late frosts, Michael Frankland, orchards, poet, rook nest, rooks' nests, skeletal, spring, stag, stag-headed oak, tree, Tree Register of the British Isles, Trees outside woods, winter
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