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[woodlandtrust]

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound’s the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

#woodland trust #poetry #tree poetry #Robert Frost

[judi-daily]

Woodland Trust, 2012 Photographer: Gary Osborne

#judi daily! #woodland trust #judi dench #dame judi dench #photographer: Gary Osborne

[ancestorsalive]

Robin Hood’s Oak Sherwood Forest, England 1908

The Major Oak in December 2006 The Major Oak is a large English oak (Quercus robur) near the village of Edwinstowe in the midst of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England. According to local folklore, it was Robin Hood's shelter where he and his merry men slept. It weighs an estimated 23 tons, has a girth of 33 feet (10 metres), a canopy of 92 feet (28 metres), and is about 800–1000 years old. In a 2002 survey, it was voted "Britain's favourite tree". In 2014 it was voted 'England's Tree of the Year' by a public poll by the Woodland Trust.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Oak

#Oak #Ancient Oak #Oak tree #The Major Oak #Robin Hood #Robin Hood's Oak #Sherwood Forest #Quercus robur #Edwinstowe #Nottinghamshire #England #folklore #Merry Man #Britain's Favourite tree #Woodland Trust #vintage photograph

[unkn0wnvariable]

Clematis Seeds by Oliver Andrews Via Flickr: Clematis "Old Man's Beard" seeds forming on finished flower heads along the edge of Twywell Plantation.

#canon #canonuk #clematis #clematis vitalba #flora #nature #nature reserve #northamptonshire #northants #old man's beard #outdoors #petals #plant #plants #twywell #twywell plantation #wood #woodland #woodland trust #woods #Kettering #England #United Kingdom #flickr

[aisphotostuff]

Shoreham Village Kent AONB by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: Welcome to Shoreham, an idyllic village in the Darent Valley with links to English painter, Samuel Palmer.Steeped in history, Shoreham boasts a rich tapestry of tales that date back centuries. Evidence of its ancient past can be seen in the remnants of medieval buildings, charming old cottages, and the iconic Shoreham Castle. Take a stroll through the cobbled streets, and you’ll feel as though you’ve stepped back in time, with every corner revealing a story waiting to be told.

#Shoreham #darent valley #village cottage #Cottages.. #cottage row #hills #woodland #woodland trust #Village #VILLAGES #uk #uk counties #UK VILLAGES #counties #countryside #county #beautiful #britain #british #Kent #kentish villages #kentish landscapes #rural #rural villages #rural Kent #Adam Swaine #fuji #2024 #walks #AONB

[thetreehunter]

Felling of The Newnes Oak. A 250-year-old veteran tree, Ellesmere, Shropshire

The felling of the veteran oak tree known as The Newnes Oak, a 250-year-old (English Oak) (Quercus robur ) occurred on the morning of 15th August 2023 on land belonging to Grocott Developments, Prees Ltd. As of 23rd Feb 2024 Forestry Commission England (Forest Services) investigation is on-going. The author was alerted to the felling by a concerned local resident whose property overlooks the 6.4 Ha (16-acre) field in which the oak stood. The veteran oak was the only tree standing in this sizeable field. There are several hedgerow trees, and a Business Park adjoins the field.

On the day of the launch of Tree of the Year 2023...this happened

To enable dialogue to take place with contractors at the scene, the author met with them on-site as they dismantled the oak. He was informed that the tree would be removed from the site the next day.

Photographs and video were freely shot at the scene. No requests to cease were made. The author did not take photographs of the contractor's faces or company truck.

When contacted by the author, the Managing Director of Grocott Developments Ltd explained that there were no current planning applications for this field/site. The author noted that at the northern end of the field, a mechanical digger was on site, as were a number of persons in high-vis attire. By the field gate, soil-sample bags were stacked in a pile.

When contacted, Grocott Developments Ltd's managing director spent over ten minutes extolling the environmental and charitable virtues of Grocott Developments. Also, their attention to sustainability and their actions as a company showing they [Quote 'did not pay lip service to such issues.'] When asked as to just why this significant veteran oak was felled, he declined to answer. The author is unsure if there was a professional and fully qualified tree report completed for this tree. ie, one undertaken by a VetCert qualified arboriculturist specialising in veteran and ancient trees. The author also assumes that any Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) implications will be taken into account by Shropshire Council if any planning applications for the site arise. BNG is an approach to development, and/or land management, that aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was beforehand. Visit Govt./DEFRA here for further details... > BNG Explained

Naturally hollowed out oak with PLENTY of sap wood remaining

©Mike Coburn The Newnes Oak The oak tree had no Tree Preservation Order attached to it, as was confirmed by the author after chatting with the Shropshire Council Tree Officer manager whilst the author was on site. There was also no Forestry Commission felling licence in place. However, subsequent advice to the author made it clear that the size and bulk of the veteran oak tree may have meant that it contravened the Forestry Commission's (FC) Felling Licence regulations regarding their 5 cubic metres of timber regulations.

The exact measurements of the prone oak were later taken on-site and forwarded to the West Midlands Forestry Commission (FC) office. On 22nd August 2023, an FC officer visited the site. The oak tree had been removed by this time. As of 23rd February 2024, the Forestry Commission (Forest Services) investigation is ongoing.

Paragraph 180 c) of the NPPF states that 'development resulting in the loss or deterioration of irreplaceable habitats (such as ancient woodland and ancient or veteran trees) should be refused unless there are wholly exceptional reasons and a suitable compensation strategy exists.

Childhood Memories This veteran oak tree is a tree of the authors' childhood. Children from the adjacent housing estates would venture across the playing fields, wade across The Newnes Brook, and venture across the open farmland on adventurous childhood play. One child even worked for the then-farm owner at Newnes Farm. Like many towns across the UK, the brook and fields formed a significant part of many people's childhoods. With this in mind, you can imagine the distress of losing such a significant veteran oak tree and the loss of part of one's childhood, too.

The author is a volunteer local Tree Warden for Ellesmere under the Tree Council's Tree Warden scheme.[He has no official powers and is NOT a qualified arboriculturist]

Carl Wynne copyright

Copyright Mike Coburn

#veteran tree #ancient tree #oak #oak tree #felling licence #tpo #tree preservation order #shropshire #ellesmere #shropshire council #tree officers #tree surgeons #woodland trust #tree hunter #tree hunter rob mcbride #ancient tree forum #ted green #jill butler #carolin davies #nev fay #arb association #john parker #climate crisis #climate emergency #xr #extinction rebellion #darwin oak #newnes oak #darwin oak petition #defra

[insidecroydon]

Dig in to help save the planet and apply for some free trees

Schools and communities are being urged by The Woodland Trust to make their New Year a positive one – by planting trees. The Trust still has 300,000 trees to give away as part of its free trees scheme, with the deadline for applications just days away – next Monday, January 8. Schools or community groups can get their hands on these trees which can bring huge benefits – from boosting nature,…

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#Croydon #The Woodland Trust #Woodland Trust

[elfynshucks]

i wonder how my household tree with the woodland trust is doing

#woodland trust #tree #wales forest #i wonder how they are #forest cymru

[woodlandtrust]

Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids of eld, with voices sad and prophetic, Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Loud from its rocky caverns, the deep-voiced neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answers the wail of the forest.

#Henry Wadsworth Longfellow #woodland trust #tree poetry #poetry

[ianchisnall]

The proposed new trees for Lower Thames Crossing

The proposed new trees for Lower Thames Crossing

Yesterday the Institution of Engineering and Technology published this piece focused on the current proposal from the National Highways agency to Plant more than a million trees to offset the environmental impact of the proposed new road tunnel under the River Thames. It states that “A community woodland and two public parks are among the 400 hectares (1,000 acres) of “landscape scale” forest…

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#IET #Institution of Engineering and Technology #Jack Taylor #Laura Blake #Lower Thames Crossing #Matt Palmer #TCAG #Woodland Trust

[judi-daily]

Woodland Trust, 2012 Photographer: Gary Osborne

#Judi Daily! #Woodland Trust #Judi Dench #Dame Judi Dench #Photographer: Gary Osborne

[vandaliatraveler]

Part 2: After the Rain - Life in an Appalachian Temperate Forest.

From top: Wild ginger (Asarum canadense), also known as Canadian snakeroot; Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus), a lovely spring aster deserving of a more dignified name; white wood violet (Viola sororia albiflora), a white variation of the common blue violet; woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata), also called wild blue phlox; creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera), a mountain native and the most delicate and beautiful of Appalachia’s many wonderful phlox species; and Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis).

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #toms run preserve #west virginia land trust #temperate forest #rain #intense green #flora #wildflowers #may #wild ginger #canadian snakeroot #phildaelphia fleabane #white wood violet #woodland phlox #wild blue phlox #creeping phlox #allegheny blackberry #common blackberry

[unkn0wnvariable]

Larch Cone by Oliver Andrews Via Flickr: A larch cone opening up to release the seeds inside, in Twywell Plantation.

#canon #canonuk #cone #confier #european larch #larch #larix decidua #nature #nature reserve #northamptonshire #northants #outdoors #tree #trees #twywell #twywell plantation #wood #woodland #woodland trust #woods #Kettering #England #United Kingdom #flickr

[aspiringnexu]

Headcanon that Elves generally keep to themselves not through the aloofness brought about because of their immortality but because they are fucking helpless when it comes to mortal children.

Any mortal children. Man, Hobbit, Dwarf, any kid. Elflings are beloved for a reason but Elflings are still Elves at heart and do not possess the frankly worrying amounts of curiosity and determination that mortal children have and which gives them a certain aura of adorable that the Eldar cannot resist.

I know Elrond took Aragorn in because they took his mother in but I cannot help but think he also saw a tiny human and it clicked in his (admittedly half-Elven but it still counts) brain that this is an adorable baby and he needs doting on.

#lotr #lotr headcanons #elves #look maybe this came about because I'm reading a really good fic on Ao3 #where Thranduil is his usual bitchy self until the Bardlings set their sights on him #and he's done for #I just like the idea of these immortal idiots going so utterly soft for little babies and adorable kids #like Elrond is doomed in Rings of Power once he properly meets Gerda and Gamli #smol dwarvish kids will steal his heart away #the fic is called My Heart is an Empty Vessel if you're interested #by likethenight #its really fucking good #though its so fluffy my internal angst writer is waiting for the other shoe to drop #it does not trust the domesticity #or Thranduil being happy and spoiling Tilda with presents #Tilda just making friends with the whole Woodland Realm as well #they were helpless against the adorableness #Elves react to mortal kids like we do with particularly adorable puppies #lots of handflapping #and noises that are MOST DEFINITELY NOT highly undignified squeeing

[ghosts-of-love]

another day another walk !! :)

#its been a lovely day #im so glad i joined the wildlife trust too fr #i was looking on the map for the place i went today and I feel like i could definitely make the walk a lot longer! #its definitely a shout as well to go to these places alone the first time so i can figure out parking and whether it's good to go back to #and then take my friends or parents back another time #i also think it's great that i can just plonk myself in a random woodland/field and walk and walk and walk if i want to like that's so fun #i love nature so much #at one point i started Skipping?! #like what's that about?? i was just so happy to be out in the sunshine in autumn #weather was cold but sun was out it was fantastic

[insidecroydon]

Woodland Trust appeals for volunteers to offer a real welcome

The Woodland Trust is searching for volunteers to make a difference in their community and help people discover nature as “Woodland Welcomers” at woods across the UK. Welcome in the woods: Langley Vale, near Epsom, is seeking volunteers Nature-lovers with a few hours to spare a week are being sought by the country’s largest woodland conservation charity to meet and greet visitors at a wood in…

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#Epsom #Epsom Downs #Langley Vale Wood #The Woodland Trust #Woodland Trust