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Location Photo
Area of
visit – Bilbao, San Sebastian, Vitoria
Meeting Spanish/ British to discuss management of the
pollard beech trees Oianaleku
Recently cut beech pollard
This tree has now died
and only a stump remains
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Activity/Date
Sun 6 Nov
Fly Ryan Air London Stansted to Biarritz Flight leaves Stansted at 14.10 to
arrive Biarritz at 17.00
Travel to Hotel in Oiartzun nr San Sebastian
Mon 7 Nov
9.30-12.30 Oianleku – large area of pollard beech in Aiako Harria Natural
Park. Recent experiments in tree regeneration and tree cutting
13.30 – 16.30 Artikuzan, Aiako Harria – area of pollard beech in minimum
intervention beech high forest
Return to Hotel, Oiartzun
Tues 8 Nov
Leitza, Navarra. Areas of recently cut beech pollards.
Pm Ontziola Boat yard,
Evening talk – Alvaro Aragon – boatbuilding in Basque country.
Return to Hotel in Oiartzun
Wed 9 Nov
Urbasa – field maple and beech pollards in wood pasture. This is an
extensive area of traditional common grazing
Move to Hotel in Vitoria
Thurs 10 Nov
Gorbeia Natural Park
Extensive areas of old and much younger beech and oak pollards in this
Natural Park
Hotel, Vitoria
Fri 11 Nov
Munain and Opakua – oak pollards in wood pasture
Evening – meet arborists at College of Horticulture, Vitoria
Hotel, Vitoria
Sat 12 Nov Return home
Flight Ryan Air leaves Biarritz at 17.40 am arriving Stansted at 18.30
Estimated costs:
Flights approx £ 50
Hotel £200
Meals with wine £150
Car Hire £200 divided by 4 plus fuel
Translator/Guide £400 divided by 10
Total each approx £500 |
