Ancient Tree Hunt
The Ancient Tree Hunt (ATH) involves thousands of people in
finding and mapping all the fat, old trees across the UK and is
right at the heart of the Woodland Trust’s ancient tree
conservation work. It will create a comprehensive living
database of ancient trees and it’s the first step towards
cherishing and caring for them.
The ATH began in 2004, as a joint venture with the Tree Register
of the British Isles and the Ancient Tree Forum, and has already
collected more than 15,000 records. Thanks to additional funding
from The Heritage Lottery Fund and the Esmee Fairbairn
Foundation and, with your help and the assistance of many
partner organisations, we aim to record at least 100,000 ancient
trees throughout the UK by 2011.
This will give us a much better understanding of the number and
size of ancient trees across the UK. You can also find details
of ancient trees near where you live or places that you visit
frequently.
The database will make it clear which of these trees you can
easily visit. (For sites that are accessible, you may still need
to enquire whether there are special opening times or entry
charges.)
Ancient trees are found anywhere and everywhere – so this is a
treasure hunt that everyone can take part in. For more
information visit:
http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/