Ancient Tree Forum


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09 March 2012 ATF Board Meeting Wrexham Venue TBC		The Board will be discussing the Business Plan and future activity in detail. There are some interesting potential projects in the pipeline. We would be pleased for supporters of The Ancient Tree Forum to come along and hear about new developments. You will learn more about our thoughts for the future of the ATF. Because of constraints of space, we ask that you indicate that you wish to attend by booking by email eventsatf@aol.com


10 March 2012 ATF Spring Field Meeting Wrexham Borough’s Trees of Special Interest Wrexham Industrial Estate, Isycoed (Under the Wood) and Broad Oak Wrexham Saturday 10 March change of normal date		We will visit in the morning, trees on Wrexham Industrial Estate, to look at some veteran oaks that survived the lands previous use as an ammunitions works. We then move onto Lower Farm, Isycoed to view trees discovered by the infamous tree hunter, Rob McBride. In the afternoon we will then drive to nearby Wrexham to view an 8 metre plus girthed oak tree, named the Broad Oak and reputed to be one of Judge Geoffrey’s hanging trees, which is located in a private garden. We will then either, depending on available daylight and time, visit the nearby Acton Park, or Wynnstay Hall, a grade one historic listed garden, or the Pontafdog Oak, the largest girthed sessile oak in Wales. The theme of the event is protection for our veteran, ancient and notable trees and we will be discussing how these incredibly important trees are currently protected under the law. We would like to discuss the pros and cons of current legal protection and what legislative changes are needed to protect our ancient tree heritage for the future. Many of the trees we will be looking at on the day currently have no legal protection, which hopefully highlights the importance of good stewardship by the current land owners, but also the threats to these trees from changes in land ownership, amongst a myriad of other threats. We will meet by the first tree of the day located adjacent to Abbey Road, Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham, nearest postcode LL13 9XR at Grid Ref SJ E: 38446 N: 50398 at 10 for 10.30 start. Note location may change so please book via eventsatf@aol.com so we can alert you to any changes in the programme nearer the time. Bring a packed lunch, wet weather gear and stout footwear. As parking at some of the sites is limited, car sharing between sites might be required. Further information, map and directions pdf (424KB)

14-15 June 2012 ATF Summer Field Meeting Cumbria		Programme to be finalised. Two days of visits and indoor presentations based around Cumbria and just over into the Borders of Scotland. Because of constraints of space, we ask that you indicate that you wish to attend by booking by email eventsatf@aol.com

11 October 2012 ATF Autumn Field Meeting Hatfield Park Hertfordshire		By kind invitation of Lord Salisbury to visit the famous park where, as she stood beneath an ancient oak, Queen Elizabeth I heard she would be Queen. Sadly that tree no longer survives but Lord Salisbury has recently invested in the restoration and care of the parkland – come and see the results. Because of constraints of space, we ask that you indicate that you wish to attend by booking by email eventsatf@aol.com

12 October 2012 ATF Board Meeting Venue tbc		We would be pleased for supporters of The Ancient Tree Forum to come along and hear about new developments. Because of constraints of space, we ask that you indicate that you wish to attend by booking by email eventsatf@aol.com

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28 February2012 Quantified Tree Risk Assessment Ltd (QTRA) present A series of training as detailed		Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA) is a probabilistic system of assessing the risk of harm from tree failure and is becoming increasingly accepted as the way forward for tree safety management in the United Kingdom. The system provides a robust method for the assessment of tree safety on all land use types and can result in substantially reduced levels of both tree inspections and the remedial felling and pruning of trees. Training as follows:- Quantified Tree Risk Assessment (QTRA) Training 28 Feb -Henley in Arden, Warwickshire 13 Mar -Guildford, Surrey 17 Apr- Chorley, Lancashire 24 April- Exeter, Devon 01 May - Cambridge A Practitioners Guide to visual Tree Assessment (VTA) 29 Feb - Henley in Arden, Warwickshire 14 Mar - Guildford, Surrey 18 Apr - Chorley, Lancashire 25 Apr - Exeter, Devon 02 May - Cambridge QTRA Licensed User Update (Intermediate) Training 15 Mar - Guildford, Surrey 19 Apr - Chorley, Lancashire For further details or an online booking form visit our website at www.qtra.co.uk




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