The Map Of Ancient Trees

The Woodland Trust has released an interactive map which shows the locations of the UK's oldest trees. The Ancient Tree Index tin assistance yous abide by the UK's oldest trees past times location, past times tree species together with past times status.

On the map each tree's marking includes an 'A', 'V' or 'N' to request if the tree is of ancient, veteran or notable status. Ancient trees are those that are inward the 3rd together with concluding stages of their life. The historic menses of this concluding phase varies for dissimilar species of trees, equally to a greater extent than or less species alive longer than others. Oaks, yews together with sweetness chestnuts tin alive to over a 1,000 years old. Veteran trees are sometime trees which haven't quite reached ancient status. Notable trees are commonly mature large trees which for to a greater extent than or less argue stand upwardly out inward their local environment.

Anyone tin add together ancient, veteran or notable trees to the Ancient Tree Index. The Woodland Trust has a recording lead which provides instructions on how to mensurate a tree together with how to tape dissimilar tree forms.