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“Action Oak”– should oak tree research be funded by DEFRA or by charity appeal?
Oak trees are under threat through disease and climate change and it will cost serious money to research causes and solutions. This could be paid for either through general taxation or by an appeal...
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“The dream comes true – finding the perfect woodland”
We had talked about buying land for about 15 years and had been looking seriously for about 7 years. We had a fairly big wish list, private, quiet and secluded, not too near a road, but with good...
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Mark Frith’s ‘Legacy of Ancient Oaks’ at Kew Gardens.
"At times the tree appeared to draw itself", says Mark Frith in describing his 3-year project to draw 20 veteran oak trees. Mark was sponsored by Felix Dennis to criss-cross Great Britain finding...
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A busman’s holiday, part 2
Having put in place the basic infrastructure so that I can store tools, equipment and firewood and have somewhere for shelter and to work, my attention turned to the top two priorities on my ‘to do’...
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Mast Years
Mast is the production of an enormous number of seeds, this can be seen not only in ‘traditional’ trees like beech and oak, but also monkey puzzle trees, certain pines and spruces. In fact, mast years...
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Bark, its nature and uses.
Bark is the term that is often applied to the outer covering of tree stems and other woody plants. It serves to protect a tree from Water loss Insect attack Infection by bacteria and fungi Physical...
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“The Scottish Uplands: how to revive a degraded landscape” a talk by Dr Helen...
Checking through my emails, I came across a link sent by a friend to one of the winter talks in the program offered by the Botanical Society of Scotland - specifically “The Scottish Uplands: how to...
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Natural woodland formation
Monks Wood is an area of woodland in Cambridgeshire. It has been subject to extensive and intensive ecological studies for many years. The site is described by Natural England as one of our...
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Oak trees, moths and resilience.
Ecology is concerned with understanding the relationships between organisms, and their relationship with their environment. This can involve how climate and soil influence the growth and development...
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Masting
‘The Fall’ in the eastern United States has been colourful and plentiful this year. There have been bumper crops of acorns, maple seeds and pine cones. It is a Mast Year. The trees have produced...
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On buying a woodland
Recently, woodlands.co.uk asked me some questions about ‘buying a woodland’. So here goes : How did you find your woodland? As a local, I found the woodland by walking with my partner and our dog. My...
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Making walking sticks – from stems picked out of the woodlands
Woodlands.co.uk is 'republishing' this blog, as contact details for the Jones family are now available and several people have expressed an interest in having a walking stick 'custom made'. The blog...
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Ancient and veteran trees
The terms veteran tree or ancient tree are often used. But what is a veteran? A veteran tree may be defined by a combination of factors: its age its size; its condition; its history; its position. Age...
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