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"Giant Trees - the conservation of ancient trees". |
April 10th and 11th |
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All around southern Sweden there are giant trees like the Bosjöklost
Oak. The majority of them stand in old cultural landscapes, pastures,
avenues, parks or infill pastures. The trees are a cultural product in
great need of management if they are to survive. The seminar will
consider the issues surrounding how to identify such ancient trees, how
they can be managed and how they will be conserved for the future. For
further info click here |
| Heritage
Trees: Care and Management for the 21 Century |
Thursday
10th April.
Scottish Branch of the Arboriculture Association in association with the Institute’s South Scotland regional group. |
| Heritage Trees: Care and Management for the 21 CenturyDetails: Donald Rodger
MICFor by e-mailing donald.rodger@virgin.net or phoning (01620) 842656. |
Forestry Commission
Decaying wood - it's full of life! |
Thursday
20th March 2003
Duncombe Park, Helmsley, Yorkshire |
| An opportunity to find out the latest on decaying wood, how to manage for it and why it’s so important in woodland ecosystems. Includes a site visit to explore the issues in a real location. For Woodland Managers and Land Management
Advisors. For more information and booking contact Graham Haddock by email
graham.haddock@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
| Melbury Park, Dorset |
Thursday
13th
March |
A visit by kind invitation of Ilchester Estates. The visit will be led by Andy Poore, Forest & Heritage Land
Manager.
The theme will be integration of multiple interests in a single site - designed landscape, epiphytic lichens, saproxylic communities, a farm enterprise, a deer herd, and a restoration plan involving Countryside
Stewardship.
Fully booked. Numbers are limited
for this event, however please send in a booking form if you want to go
on the waiting list in case there is a cancellation. |
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Ancient Tree Lecture by Ted Green |
Thursday 13 March 2003
Yeovil DC Offices |
Talk to Tree Wardens and local people about ancient trees
Contact – Deborah Elton, South Somerset DC Ecologist. |
The Community Tree Trust, Open
Evening
Ancient Woodlands, Our National Heritage |
Wednesday 19th
February.
The Forest Centre, Marston Martaine, Beds |
Lecture by Dr Oliver Rackham OBE. Oliver Rackham has become a leading ecologist, botanist and historian in the study of ancient woodlands and the wider countryside. He has written many books about the history of the countryside in the UK and has travelled widely abroad in Europe, USA, Japan and Australia.
Further details from The Community Tree Trust, 68 Fir Tree Close, Flitwick, MK45 1NZ, tel: 01525 716371 |
'Old
trees matter'
Veteran Trees, Deadwood and their Wildlife |
Thursday 27th February
St George's Hall, Fordington, Dorchester, Dorset
7:30 pm, £1 admission |
| An illustrated talk by Sean Cooch, Conservation Officer for English Nature Dorset
Team. Contact details: Sean Cooch English Nature - 01929 557453. |
AA Thames & Chiltern
Branch
Deadwood Habitat Trail |
Saturday 1st March
Windsor Great Park |
| Your chance to see and feel one of Ted Green’s decaying wood trails, recently updated by arborists at Windsor. The walk will include examples of re-erected deadwood habitat for fungi, bats & insects. BOOKING ESSENTIAL –
click here for booking form. |
| ‘Ancient oaks – the last remnants of Europe’s rainforest’ |
Wednesday 5th
March
Ashtead Common, Corporation of London |
| An illustrated talk by Ted Green. For further details contact Robin Crowther, Corporation of London, Ashtead Estate Office, 01372 279083. |
International Tree Foundation – Dorset
branch
Britain’s Ancient Trees: the last remaining remnants of Europe’s rainforest. |
Thursday 6th March at 7.30
pm
Wareham, Dorset |
| A talk about ancient trees, decaying wood and
pollarding. For further details contact Rachel Palmer 01929 462423 |
Holmwood Common National
Trust
Britain’s Ancient Trees: the last remaining remnants of Europe’s rainforest |
Wednesday 12th March
at 8.30pm, North Holmwood Village Hall, Surrey |
| A talk about ancient trees, decaying wood and
pollarding. For further details contact Rob Hewer on 01306 888417 |
Forestry Commission
Decaying wood seminar |
Wednesday 29th January
Bristol Area |
| For further details
click here |
| European Forum on Nature Conservation and
Pastoralism. |
Wednesday 5th February.
Scotland House, Rond-Pont, Schuman 6, Brussels, Belgium |
| The integration of forestry, biodiversity and agricultural concerns on High Nature Value open grazed land.
For further details click here |
| IUFRO SymposiumHistory and Forest Biodiversity: Challenges for Conservation |
13,14 and 15 January
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium |
| The symposium seeks to focus on the effects of history on species composition and richness of forests. For more information
click here or visit their website |
Cheshunt Natural History
Society.
Ancient Trees our living Heritage |
11th
December, 7.45 pm
Goffs Oak Methodist Church Hall, Goffs Oak, Cheshunt, Herts. |
| Lecture by Ted Green. Details from Mrs June Crew, 01992 465638, email
eric@brox1.demon.co.uk |
| Join the quest to find Scotland's Favourite Trees! |
Some trees are special – and TreeFest want you to tell them about the tree in Scotland that is most special to you. |
| For further details and latest info on trees chosen so far
click here |
Arboricultural
Association
Global warming and the health of our trees |
Thursday 7 November 2002 |
| Speakers include Ted Green on Implications for fungi associated with veteran trees. For full details
click here |
Camberley Natural History
Society.
Field visit to look at the Ancient Trees in Windsor Forest |
9th
November, 1.30 pm
Windsor Great Park. |
| Field meeting led
by Ted Green. Further details from Joan Morrad, 01276 22574
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University of Central
Lancashire.
The UK’s Ancient Trees: The last remnants of Europe’s Rainforest |
Wednesday 6 November 2002
Cumbria Campus at Newton Rigg. |
| For further details
click here |
Lincolnshire Tree Awareness Group
Annual Tree Talk |
Wednesday 30 October
2002
Riseholme Campus of Lincoln University, Riseholme 7pm. |
| For further details
click here |
Wood-pasture and Parkland Habitat Action Plan.
Advisory Group Annual Meeting |
Thursday 31st October
2002.
The York Club, Windsor Great Park. |
| 2002 is a BAP reporting year, so the meeting will be themed around the achievements made towards targets in the
plan. For full details click here |
| Launch of the ATF Irish Branch, Crom Estate, Co.
Fermanagh, N. Ireland |
1-3 November
2002 |
| Come along and support this budding new group and visit a lovely National Trust property with ancient oaks. For further details and to book a place and accommodation
click here
(MS Word document). |
| Royal Forestry Society, Yorkshire Gardens Trust and Leeds city council
- Veteran Tree WorkshopF |
Wednesday 16th October 2002 at Temple Newsam Estate, Leeds |
This is a special one-day event for owners, managers and practitioners involved with the management of old
trees.
Speakers: Ted Green (Consultant), Dr David Lonsdale (Consultant), Glenn Gorner (Leeds City Council Woodlands
Officer).
Full details attached
here (Word document). Limited spaces available |
Hexham Photography Group
Ancient Woodlands and Venerable trees - An exhibition of photographs |
Saturday 19 October –Saturday 16
November, Mon to Sat 9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Queens Hall Arts, Beaumont St, Hexham |
| Ancient Woodlands and Venerable trees - An exhibition of photographs. |
| The Biology of Decay in
Trees, Hatfield Forest |
Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd October 2002 |
| This course is run by the National Trust and is aimed at site managers, wardens, arborists, tree officers and advisers. Speakers include David Lonsdale, Keith Alexander and Jill Butler. The aims of the course are to improve awareness and understanding of the ageing process of trees with particular emphasis on decay processes; To improve appreciation of the fundamental role of fungi in ecosystems; To provide an introduction to the wealth of dependant organisms and the implications for nature conservation and
management. For more information and to book a place e-mail Vikki Forbes |
| Lullingstone
Park and Ashenbank Woods North Kent |
Tuesday
15th October
2002 |
| The morning event will be an interesting mix of looking at ancient trees on a golf course and 1987 storm hit woodland. Some of the ancient oak trees are among the largest in the UK.
For further info click
here |
| ICF South West Region Event |
Thursday 10 October 2002 |
| The meeting, based in Bristol, is about communities, people and trees featuring urban forestry in the morning and a visit to Ashton Court in the afternoon where there will be plenty of opportunity to discuss ancient tree management. Contact Graeme McVittie 01398 322276 for further details. |
Arboresco asbl announces its Journees
d’etude:
Des Racines et des Arbres |
Wednesday 25 September – Thursday 26
September
Namur, Belgium |
| A two day event focussing on roots and trees primarily in urban situations. Speakers: Corinne
Bourgery- Ingenieur agronome – conseil en arboriculture ornementale, Murielle Eyletters - Rechercher en arboriculture urbaine Universite libre de
Bruxelles, Francis Halle - Biologist et botaniste, specialiste de l’architecture des arbres et de l’ecologie des forets tropicales
humides, Bruno Campanella – Ingenieur agronome Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de
Gembloux, Jan Vandijck, Claire Atger –Directrice du bureau d’etudes Pousse Conseil
(Monpellier), Pierre Raimbault – Professeur a l’INH d’Angers, Pierre Touzot – Coordinateur d’un groupe de recherché pour la ville d’Amsterdam and Ted Green. The organisers have indicated that the event will provide translators into English. For full details contact
dominique.regnier@province.namur.be |
Aberdeenshire Council (Ranger Service), Tree Fest Scotland
event
Drop the dead wood? |
Saturday 14 September 2002 13:30 - 15:30
Bennachie Centre, Chapel of Garioch, by Inverurie |
| A family event exploring the importance of dead wood in a living forest. Dead wood good? Go along and have a closer
look. Free. For further info click here |
| Woodland Trust and British Ecological Society Conference "Restoring planted ancient woodland sites". |
Wednesday
18 and Thursday 19 September 2002.
University of Warwick. |
| For further
details, click here |
Angus Council
(Ranger Service), Tree Fest Scotland
event
Dead Wood - Young Naturalists Club |
Saturday 7 September 2002 10:30 - 12:30
Crombie Country Park, Monikie, Dundee |
An exploration of the variety of life dependent on dead wood. Free.
For further info click here |
Arboricultural
Association
Global warming and the health of our trees |
Wednesday 17th July 2002 |
| Speakers include Ted Green on Implications for fungi associated with veteran trees. For full details
click here
('Word' document) |
Arboricultural Association, Midlands
Branch
Ancient Tree workshop. |
20th
- 21st July |
| More
details to follow. |
Berks & South Bucks and Surrey Bat Groups and Crown Estate,
Windsor
Bat Workshop |
Saturday
and Sunday 27th - 28th July, Windsor, Surrey.
Free training event at Windsor Great Park |
| The aim of the workshop is to help improve flow of information and communication between arborists and bat experts. It is also to find ways of improving woodland management for
bats. Full details click
here. |
| International Society of Arborists |
July 28th –31st, 2002,
Seattle, USA. |
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Old Growth and New Technology. Topics for the congress include Ancient Trees Care and Ted Green
from the ATF will be
speaking. For further information visit the Congress web site www.isa-arbor.com
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Royal Alexandra and Albert
School.
Wrecker Repton and Butcher Brown: an alternative view |
29th
June
Gatton Park, Surrey |
| Lecture and walk around Gatton Park led by Ted Green. Details and booking via Pat Pay, 01737 645826 |
| International
Society of Arboriculture |
25th,
26th and 27th June 2002 |
|
Workshops
for arborists more information
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| 2nd
Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles in
Ancient Trees... |
25th,
26th and 27th June 2002 |
| ...with Special Attention to Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus, Violet Click Beetle Limoniscus violaceus, Noble Chafer Gnorimus nobilis and Variable Chafer Gnorimus
variabilis. more information
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| International Society
of Arborists |
June
19th - 22nd
2002 Norway,
European Congress |
| Ancient Quality – New
Technology. Topics for the congress include Ancient Tree Care and Roy Finch, one of the Trustees of the
ATF, will be
speaking. For further information, programme and registration form visit the Congress web site www.isa-eurocongress.com |
| ATF launch in Wales – advance notice and date for your 2002 diary |
June
14th-16th, 2002.
A 3 day field meeting to be organised at Gregynog in Powis, |
| The Saturday workshop will start with an indoor session at the Elan Valley Hotel near
Rhayader. Meet at 10 for 10.30 as usual. There will be talks on ancient tree conservation and wood pasture in the context of the Wales woodland strategy. In the afternoon we will visit the ancient trees in the woodlands at Cam Gafallt Wood
SSSI/ cSAC. This is a large complex of ancient oak woods in the Elan Valley. Please bring a packed lunch. To book a place and overnight accommodation
click here. For the
agenda, click here. |
Salisbury
Festival
In Praise of Trees |
6th and 7th
June
Salisbury and surrounding area |
| Festival
and conference supported by English Nature Wiltshire Team,
highlighting the multifaceted values of our ancient woodland resource
in Britain. Open to anyone who lives or works in Wiltshire, Dorset or
Hampshire. For further info click here |
Borders Forest Trust, Tree Fest Scotland
event
Veteran Tree Tour |
Sunday 19 May 2002 10:00- 16:00
Scottish Borders, Paxton House, Berwick-Upon-Tweed |
A day long tour looking at Veteran trees throughout the Borders. Led by Mike Smith. Free.
For further click here |
Borders Forest Trust, Tree Fest Scotland
event
Ancient trees of the past |
Sunday 21 April 2002 10:00-16:00
Scottish Borders, Paxton House, Berwick-Upon-Tweed |
Find out more about ancient trees and explore the arboreal heritage of Paxton with George Moffat, Borders Forest Trust and Mike Smith. Free.
For further info click here |
| Fungi
and their role in a woodland economy. |
Thursday
28th March 2002
19:30. Oxford Forestry Institute, Oxford |
| Dr Taylor will present the true extent of symbiosis between trees and fungi and hence their influence on timber growth.
For a booking form and further info
click here
- if you prefer a .pdf version, click
here |
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Royal
Forestry Society
Ancient trees our living heritage, Europe’s rainforest |
13th
March
Malshangar House, near Oakley, Basingstoke |
| Presentation by Ted Green. More details to follow. |
Borders Forest Trust ,Tree Fest Scotland
event
Veteran Tree Talk |
Wednesday 13 March 2002 19:30-21:00
Scottish Borders Southfields Community Centre, Duns |
Slide talk about the veteran tree population of the Borders. Free.
For further info click here |
| Bradgate Park and Calke Abbey Park – All day field meeting |
Thursday March 14th, 2002. |
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We are going back to this area as the event had to be cancelled in 2001 due to foot and mouth. We will meet at Bradgate Park in the morning, more details of where will meet to follow shortly. For lunch and the afternoon visit we will go across to Calke Park. For information about
Bradgate and Calke Abbey
click here.
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| Melbury Park, Dorset |
13th
March 2003, Thursday |
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We have resheduled our visit to this very important Park, as the event had to be cancelled in 2001 due to foot and mouth. Details for the visit will follow nearer the time.
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The
Community Tree Trust, Open Evening
Ancient trees our living heritage, Europe’s rainforest
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Wednesday 20 February,
The Forest Centre, Marston Martaine, Beds |
| Lecture by Ted Green. Further details from Colin Carpenter 01525 716371
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The
Biology of Decay in Trees,
Hatfield Forest
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Tuesday
26th and Wednesday 27th February 2002 |
Due to the popularity of the course we are
running an extra course in February 2002. This course is run by the
National Trust and is
aimed at site managers, wardens, arborists, tree officers and advisers.
Speakers include David Lonsdale, Keith Alexander and Jill Butler.
The aims of the course are to improve awareness and understanding of the
ageing process of trees with particular emphasis on decay processes; To
improve appreciation of the fundamental role of fungi in ecosystems; To
provide an introduction to the wealth of dependant organisms and the
implications for nature conservation and management.
For more information and to book a place e-mail Vikki
Forbes
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Ottershaw
Society
Ancient trees in your backgarden |
26th February, 8pm
Ottershaw, Surrey.
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| Presentation by Ted Green to the Ottershaw Society. Meeting at Brook Hall. Details from Mrs Hannah Lane tel 01932 873173
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English Heritage
Ancient Tree Forum workshop |
27th
February
Kenwood House. |
| Details
from Neville Fay,
neville@treework.demon.co.uk.
Workshop for English Heritage staff only |
| Countryside Managers Association (South
east) Veteran Tree Management and Conservation |
Wednesday March 13th 2002
9-30 am to 3-30pm at Epping Forest |
| An all day visit with 3 talks from key speakers including Ted Green and the Corporation of London Ecologist at Epping Forest in the morning and an afternoon visiting sites in Epping Forest. Open to CMA members only. For information contact Nick Eade (Head Keeper north) email:
nick.eade@corpoflondon.gov.uk or tel 020 8532 5310. |
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| Body language of trees – a lecture tour by Claus Mattheck |
11th February 2002 Merrist Wood,
Guildford.
12th February 2002 Leicester Racecourse.
14th & 15th February 2002 Dublin, Ireland |
This world-renowned scientist will be presenting material, covering topics including:· A new failure criteria for non-decayed trees.· Body language of fungal fruit bodies.· Easy calculation of forces in trees.· Mechanical help for trees and how to dimension it.· A systematic approach to veteran tree management.· Assessing trees with open cavities.· ‘Parasitic’ behaviour of branches and tree crowns. The 2nd lecture in Ireland will also cover, What is Wood? Types of wood decomposition by fungi, Equipment for decay detection and it limitations, 29 important tree decay fungi from the viewpoint of Visual Tree Assessment. Contact details:
AA Arboricultural Association
Ampfield House, Ampfield, Romsey, Hants. SO51 9PA
Tel 01794 368717, Fax 01794 368978,
email treehouse@dial.pipex.com web
www.trees.org.uk |
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Edinburgh
Estonian Trees Exhibition |
Until Friday 8th February |
| An exhibition by Estonian photographer and ancient tree expert Hendrik Relve in the Exhibition Hall of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. To see some of Hendrik Relve’s work go to
http://www.einst.ee/relve/index.html |
Imperial
College
Windsor Great Park and Burnham Beeches Field visit |
Friday
1st February |
| MSc in Environmental Technology field visit led by Helen Read and Ted Green. Imperial College MSc Students only. |
Cherwell Countryside
ForumTrees in the landscape |
23rd January at 7pm,
Banbury Wednesday |
| A Cherwell District Council, Countryside Forum event at Bodicote House, Banbury featuring a talk by Ted Green on Ancient Trees and a talk by Roderick Nicholson on the Future of Trees in the Farmed Landscape. By invitation contact Stephen Bishop, Senior Arboricultural Officer, 01295 252535 or
Stephen.bishop@cherwell-dc.gov.uk |
| Gatton Park– see the trees and hear Ted Green talk about ‘Europe’s rain forest – the UK’s living
heritage' |
Saturday
24 November 2001 - afternoon |
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A family Tree Activity Day in the grounds of the Royal Alexandra and Albert School,
Reigate, Surrey.
more information
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| Monday
5th November 2001 |
Ancient
Tree Forum - All day Field Meeting, 10.00 for 10.30am |
The themes will incude:
- Management
of ancient hornbeams
- Replacement
pollards
- Veteran
Tree Surveys - management plans and funding
- Grazing
management
Hatfield Forest is signposted from the A120 in the village of
Takeley, 2 miles east of junction 8 of the M11 in Essex. The nearest railway stations are at Bishop’s Stortford or Stansted Airport. Bus routes pass through Takeley from Bishop’s
Stortford.
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| Third National Seminar on Common Land and Village Greens |
Thursday
13th September 2001 |
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Meeting at the Park Campus of Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education,
Cheltenham. Commons can be very important places for ancient trees... more information |
| Woodland
Nature Conservation Tools |
Friday
31st August to Thursday 6th September 2001 |
PLEASE
NOTE THE NEW DATES FOR THIS EVENT
The
integration of veteran tree management and wildlife value assessments
into forestry and woodland management - run by NACONEX to be
held in Berkshire UK. For more information look at:
http://www.pro-natura.net/naconex/course2/course2.htm
Ce projet est conduit aussi dans la lange française. Pour encore d '
information – voyez http://www.pro-natura.net/naconex/french
S. V. P.
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| Ancient
Trees and Bats |
Sunday
22nd July 2001 |
ADVANCED
NOTICE OF A FREE TRAINING EVENT AT WINDSOR GREAT PARK
- Limited to 50 people on a first come first serve basis.
- Book via The Crown Estates office on 01753 860222.
For further information please call Ted Green on 01628 638547 or Kevin
Frediani on 01753 847533. |
| Principles
of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management |
Friday
22nd June to Sunday 24th June 2001 |
| Advance
notice of this course organised on behalf of the ISA by Mike Ellison.
To be held at Silwood Park, Imperial College, Ascot and Windsor Great
Park. |
| Donington
Park - Field Meeting |
Wednesday
13 June 2001 - morning meeting |
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Donington
Park, north-west Leicestershire, is mentioned in the Domesday Book and
during its recorded history has been managed as a deer park. It has a
fine population of ancient oaks. Replanting to provide new generations
of oaks is an integral part of the park plan.
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| Calke
Abbey Park - Field Meeting |
Cancelled
- due to Foot and Mouth |
| Melbury
Park - Field Meeting |
Date
t.b.c. 2002 |
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SORRY, THIS EVENT WAS DUE TO BE HELD IN APRIL
2001, BUT HAD TO BE POSTPONED DUE TO FOOT AND MOUTH
- The theme will be integration of multiple
interests in a single site designed landscape, epiphytic lichens,
saproxylic communities, a farm enterprise, a deer herd, and a
restoration plan involving Countryside Stewardship.
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