Ancient Tree Inventory blog

• Fungi - fruits of the forest

  Helen Leaf, 13/11/2020
  

  In this blog, ATI verifier Helen Leaf shares tips on how to identify and recognise fungi that are commonly associated with old and decaying trees, with examples of species that you might find. All of the species shown here can be recorded when you upload a tree to the ATI. 

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• Ancient trees recorded in lockdown

  Kate Lewthwaite and Sally Bavin, 06/11/2020
  

  As we begin to enter a second national lockdown in England, and as Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland continue with their existing lockdowns, we wanted to take a moment to look back at some of the amazing trees that have been captured this year despite current circumstances. Remarkably, the trees below were all captured in the spring lockdown, showing that even amidst these unprecedented times we can still record amazing trees every day and that we are still finding them on our doorsteps. And that’s all thanks to the very special and dedicated audience of recorders and volunteers who are still committed to adding special trees to the ancient tree inventory.

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• Guest Blog | The Special Ancient Trees of UK Golf Courses

  07/04/2020
  

  Sometimes you may be surprised to find where the largest and most extraordinary trees have been recorded. With most golf courses being private access only, it is very easy to forget them as sites that have great potential for ancient trees!

  Take a look at this special feature on the amazing ancient trees that can be found on some of the UK's golf courses, written by guest author James Hutchinson from the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association’s (BIGGA).

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• Ancient Tree Inventory | 2019 Annual Summary

  David Alderman, ATI Admin, 10/02/2020
  

  Since the start of the project, the ancient tree inventory (ATI) has continued to grow year after year with fantastic results, and 2019 was no exception! This blog has been created to share some of the key highlights and successes of the project from 2019.

   

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• Trees of the month | December 2019

  David Alderman, 19/12/2019
  

  In this festive season it is interesting to see that 41 specimens of the common ivy (Hedera helix) have been recorded on the ATI....

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