Ancient Tree Hunt

[Doug Blease]

Thought about getting involved with the Ancient Tree Hunt. Has anybody else had a go at registering and recording some trees?

[Stephen Blair]

i met a lad who is doing it just now for the FC, the whole country is getting done

[Doug Blease]

Yeah. I thought it might be fun! Meet some old trees, see what they are up too these days.

[Andy Clark]

There's also TROBI..... Local UK big trees from The Tree Register

 

Very worthwhile.

[gingertreeninja]

heading out on one with the national trust on the 20th feb, really looking forward to it. check thier website might have something going on in your neck of the woods (pardon the pun0

[Gerbutt]

I've been thinking about this after seeing it on tv, would love to go out looking for some. As a kid I used to climb some huge(really wide) trees back in lincolnshire so will go and try and find them again. Exciting isn't it!?

[Lancstree]

I'm a verifier for the ATH but I haven't done much over the winter. As verifier I look at trees other people have recorded to check the data and update the records and I also record my own trees along the way. Its worthwhile and the woodland trust pay any mileage you accrue within reason. The most tricky part is determining weather a specimen is a vet, notable or ancient and there's a load of info I've yet to read on the matter. Would look good on the CV when applying for jobs as a woodland officer or similar role

[tommer9]

There was a big thing in the local paper about it a while back, our local officer(?) goes by the wonderful name of Loveday Jenkin!

 

On a similar vein i was fortunate just before christmas to 'meet' a yew that was mentioned in the domesday book. In the darkness it had the shape of a billowing elm, and its diameter was more than my outstretched arms....

[sean freeman]

I just wanted to say what an inspiration the ATH Woodland Trust and ATF are to a great many of us on the other side of the world.

 

I take my hat off to all who give of their precious free time to help forge connections between people across the country and their more significant trees.

 

We are late arrivals in this process 'down under' but we are committed to following the lead being blazed in the UK.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

been adding a few to the database myself, its a really important cause and we should ALL be recording those lod vets and ancients we find wherever they may be, you will be amazed at how many you can find in strange isolated pockets hidden from everyday folk, farmland is always a great place to look.

 

I have found three more pockets of ancient/vets that I need to survey and add to the database but theres a lot of trees in these pockets and could use a hand, herts county if anyones up for it?