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Jun 30 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
New research predicts that there could be 2,000,000 ancient, veteran and notable trees across the whole of England!🌳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #LivingLegends bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
The #AncientTreeInventory maps the distribution and condition of ancient and #VeteranTrees across the UK.

So far it holds more than 180,000 records, yet this may account for less than 10% of the nation's oldest trees.

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With our support, Dr Victoria Nolan predicted the distribution of ancient and other noteworthy trees across the UK, in a 4-year PhD study at @UniofNottingham. Her research produced three key findings⬇️
🌳Models can accurately predict the distribution of trees

🌳#AncientTrees are abundant in wood pastures in England

🌳There's a richer population of ancient and veteran #trees than first thought. Current ATI abundance (left) and predicted abundance (right)
Ancient and veteran trees are havens for wildlife and important stores. These valuable #LivingLegends are vulnerable and need legal protection.

Less than 10% of ancient and veteran trees have been recorded. It's vital to find and record these trees for their conservation🌳
Victoria's research provides vital evidence that will underpin our conservation work to protect ancient and veteran trees.

Read more about the research on our website🌳

woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/what-…
The UK’s oldest trees are internationally important. It's vital these #LivingLegends get the strongest protection possible.

Sign our petition to ensure our veteran and #AncientTrees have the best protection possible👇

campaigns.woodlandtrust.org.uk/page/99702/pet…

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🌳(1/6) We’ve joined the @forestryclimate partnership to work towards a future where the UK’s new and existing #woodlands are resilient to #ClimateChange and can provide for people and #wildlife.

Learn more about how we are playing our part in helping woods adapt below⬇️
🌳(2/6) When it comes to climate change, it’s clear that native #woods and #trees are critical to tackling the climate crisis.

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🌱(3/6) However, there is an urgent need to improve the resilience of both newly created and existing #woodlands to climate change.

According to our #StateOfWoodsAndTrees report, just 7% of Britain's native woodlands are in good ecological condition: woodlandtrust.org.uk/state-of-uk-wo…
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Jun 16
New #woodland statistics published by the @ForestryComm cast further doubt on the Government’s ability to halt nature’s decline by 2030🌳

Our first thoughts: 1/4
The Government committed to plant 30,000 hectares of #woodland from 2019 to 2024, but it's lagging behind, by a lot. So far it's taken them *three years* to plant 7,150ha, with just 1,980ha planted last year.

And they plan to be planting 30,000ha A YEAR from 2024.

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And that's BEFORE we look at the woeful protection and restoration of #AncientWoodland, decline in woodland wildlife, the steady influx of tree diseases, and the poor state of #SSSI woodland.

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Jun 16
🧵Today is #CleanAirDay.

#AirPollution not only impacts human health but also the health of our woods and trees. Addressing air pollution is vital to protect and restore our ecosystems🌳

@cleanairdayuk
#Nitrogen air pollution is a significant issue for UK woods. According to the #StateOfWoodsAndTrees report 100% of woodlands in England exceed the nitrogen critical load – all will have deteriorated as a result.

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Bushy grey beard #lichens were once far more abundant, but are sensitive to #AirQuality. They act as miniature forests on trunks and branches, where invertebrates live and birds forage. They’ve also been found to have anti-growth effects on human cancer cells!
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Oct 20, 2020
We are deeply shocked and upset to learn that @HS2ltd felled the #CubbingtonPearTree today. There is no replacing the centuries of history and beauty that this tree has given to the Cubbington area. Our sympathies go out to local people and all tree-lovers.

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Voted as our Tree of the Year in 2015, this 200 year old tree is a much loved local landmark. Ourselves and our supporters, as well as many other local campaigners, had lobbied for the tree to be saved.
The Government's response to a public petition to save it said “the stump and rooting structure would be relocated providing an opportunity for the parent tree to regrow or ‘coppice’”. Yet this hasn't happened.
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Feb 11, 2020
Today’s #HS2 announcement shows that our expert opinion, that of other NGOs, and the concerns of the public worried about the destruction of the irreplaceable habitat, has been utterly disregarded.
Some 61 #AncientWoods along the #HS2 route are earmarked for total or partial destruction while a further 47 will suffer damage from noise, vibration, light, and pollution. woodlandtrust.org.uk/protecting-tre…
“The Government is riding roughshod over its own environmental ambitions and ignoring lessons learned from the past, by allowing destruction of #AncientWoodland and other important habitats on this scale." - @AdamCormack_ #HS2
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