This is the old Ancient Tree Forum website. To visit the new website click here Really useful information An illustrated guide to ancient wood pasture in Scotland Take a look at this wonderful new 54 page richly illustrated publication recently produced by Peter Quelch - the Native Woodland Advisor for the Forestry Commission, National Office for Scotland. information and download file The list below is of recent books and leaflets with guidance on management of ancient trees for land owners and site managers. All are available from English Nature at: English Nature Northminster House Peterborough PE1 1UA Telephone : Enquiry Service 01733 455101 http://www.english-nature.org.uk Books: Veteran Trees: a guide to good management Description: This A4 format handbook provides a comprehensive guide to best practice in veteran tree management and is set to become the standard work on th subject. A must for anyone involved in tree or land management. Includes copies of the following two leaflets which are also available separately. Price: £15 including p+p. This is also available as a downloadable PDF file although the large 6MB size will take sometime to download. It is also a ZIP file so you will need the appropriate utility (eg WinZip). Download PDF here. Moccas : an English deer park Description: A portrait of England's first parkland National Nature Reserve with comprehensive accounts of its history and natural history. Price: £20 including p+p (Available summer 2000) Veteran tree slide pack Description: A set of 24 slides with lecture notes illustrating different types of veteran trees, their wildlife and conservation. Suitable for colleges, conservation advisers and others giving presentations on trees and conservation. Price: £12 including p+p The Ancient Yew Description: By Robert Bevan Jones. A many sided portrait of this extraordinary tree. A new publication from Windgather press. A historical, archaeological and cultural flora of a single species; a tree which provides a living botanical link between our own landscapes and those of the distant past. Beautifully illustrated. Includes a gazetteer of the locations in Britain – so it is possible to find and visit them.  ISBN 0-953-8630-4-2   Price: £16.99 www.windgather.co.uk www.windgather.co.uk  Leaflets: The following are available free from English Nature's Enquiry Service although their may be a p+p charge: English Nature Northminster House Peterborough PE1 1UA Telephone : Enquiry Service 01733 455101 http://www.english-nature.org.uk Veteran Trees: a guide to risk and responsibility Description: A free leaflet for landowners and managers explaining risk and responsibility in the management of veteran trees. Veteran Trees : a guide to grants Description: A free leaflet providing a review of the grants, available from a range of bodies, that are applicable to the management of veteran trees. Guide to the care of ancient trees Description: A free leaflet giving a simple introduction to veteran trees and their conservation. Particularly suitable for use by conservation advisors to promote veteran tree conservation to landowners and managers. Specialist Survey Method Description: A key element of the VTI was to develop a comprehensive and consistent method of survey as a standard for the recording of veteran trees. This spiral bound booklet contains easy to follow instructions on surveying and enough cards to record up to 300 individual trees. Parklands - the way forward.  English Nature Research reports No. 295 Description: The proceedings of a symposium held in Hereford in May 1998. Veteran Trees Initiative : Historical and Cultural aspects. A bibliography English Nature Research Reports No. 318V Description: A short compilation of books and references on the historical and cultural associations with veteran trees in England.