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Exotic trees
Lewis at woodlands.co.uk tells us about the exotic (alien) trees which are familiar in our British landscapes. Lewis tells us how many of these trees arrived during colonial times when great houses and gardens were built. He doesn’t mention how … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged alien species, arboriculture, disease, disease reservoir, ecosystem, forest, garden, hedge, history, human, invasive species, landscape, native species, naturalised species, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, sugar cane, tree, wood, woodland
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Tree of the month: Blackthorn
Two nights ago the moon was new so according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now in the Month of the Blackthorn. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. The … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology
Tagged blackthorn, conservation, Europe, farm, flower, foraging, fruit, hedge, history, landscape, native species, ogham, plant_dicot, shrub, tree, wild food
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National Tree Week
This week in Britain is National Tree Week. This week of tree celebrations, timed to mark the start of the tree planting season, was launched in 1975 by the Tree Council and as my fellow blogger timr6 at Green Living … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged arboriculture, ash, ash dieback disease, Chalara fraxinea, city, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, disease, dutch elm disease, elm, emerging disease, Europe, farm, garden, hedge, history, landscape, Ophiostoma ulmi, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, tree, woodland
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Corridors for wildlife
The Wildlife Trusts want to move on from fragmented nature conservation. Instead they’re working towards living landscapes. Andrew Bennett at the World Conservation Union agrees, explaining why linkages in the landscape matter. Please bear with me: this post is short … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, ecosystem, Europe, forest, habitat fragmentation, hedge, landscape, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, tree, wildlife, woodland
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Tree of the month: Bramble
The moon is new today so we’ve just entered the Month of the Bramble or the Month of the Vine. You might choose to follow my ‘Ogham’ tag for earlier posts in this series. Several of the species called ‘trees’ … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged access to land, autumn, bramble, bulrush, forest, fruit, harvest, hedge, history, landfill, ogham, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, recycling, shrub, tree, waste, weed, wine, woodland
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Lichens
Lichens are fascinating but often overlooked. They’re important in many ecosystems including our irreplaceable ancient woodlands, valued highly by the Woodland Trust. The British Lichen Society promotes the study of this everyday, often beautiful group of symbiotic organisms. You can … Continue reading
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Tagged forest, garden, hedge, lichen, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, pollution, research, shrub, symbiosis, tree, woodland
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Conkers
Here in Britain the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is a glory of many of our landscapes. The horse chestnut or, as many people including me prefer to call it, the conker tree. It’s not a native species here but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged alien species, child, forest, hedge, horse chestnut, landscape, naturalised species, nut, pharmaceutical, plant_dicot, tree, woodland
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