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Forestry Commission - News - gold set to hit all-time high this autumn
... uk/autumn) for the millions of leaf peepers who will visit woodlands across Britain to see the colours at their best. John added: ... to rut. Their primeval roar can be heard from within these ancient woodlands or echoing down from the high hills above. Cambus O'May, ... beautiful woodlands in Britain, with most of its 4,300 hectares lying within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. These woodlands are ...
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Forestry Commission - News - forests of fun to keep children active during summer holiday
... the forest. It offers thrilling sections of descent with leg-burning uphills, contouring through oak woodlands and conifer forest. It also gives the mountain biker tricky board-walk sections through meadows ... is all that survives of that historic forest. It is one of the largest remaining ancient woodlands in Britain. Much of it is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because ...
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RBGE: Action Plans for Lower Plants - Lichens
... hotspot for lichens, resulting from its varied geology, topography and climate, comparatively rich heritage of ancient woodlands, and its possession of large areas little affected by atmospheric and water pollution, and intensive ...
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Forest History
... to munch; not only the tundra grass, but also the young tree seedlings! Consequently those Ancient woodlands may have been much closer in appearance to woodland pastures than the vast primaeval forests ... the clear reference points about what "Primaeval Nature" looks like, have been nibbled away by ancient deer, European bisons and their distant or close cousins. And I imagine that, just as ...
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VeraBook
... or no evidence that ancient woodlands are “better” for wildlife than ancient wood pastures or parklands. The ungrazed dense stands of trees and shrubs of ancient woodlands just conserve a different suite of organisms – particularly the ever popular flowers and butterflies. Ancient ...
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Recording local trees
... Ancient Woodlands, Veteran and Champion Trees These are some sources of information I have personally found useful: English Nature (formerly Nature Conservancy Council) have produced an 'Inventory of Ancient Woodlands' for each county; identifying Ancient Semi-Natural Woodlands, Ancient Replanted Woodland and ...
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Foxglove - A 'Foxy' Flower for Shady Gardens
... called "folk's glove," with "folks" referring to the little people or fairies of the woodlands. A variation on that theme suggests that the forest's little people distributed these flowers ... third suggestion for the name is based upon "fox's glew," with glew being an ancient musical instrument to which the flowers bore a resemblance. The origin of the botanical name ...
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Deciduous Azaleas
... . Azaleas will serve most garden uses admirably, and they also can be grown in open woodlands in light shade where, with proper initial soil preparation, they are often able to take ... . indicum, or the Satsuki azalea, is one of the oldest evergreen Japanese azaleas, bred since ancient times, and it is the type most commonly used for ornamental pruning. It is a ...
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UW-Madison Arboretum - Ecological Communities and Horticultural Collections
... , followed by shady summer foliage and brilliant autumn color. Wingra Woods and Gallistel Woods contain ancient burial mounds, relics of a Native American culture that flourished here between 650-1200 years ... of the site of a failed residential development in the early 1900's, these mixed woodlands near the center of the Arboretum are now quite pleasant to hike or ski through ...
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From the Ice Age to the Age of Discovery - Notes on Part Two of Thomas M. Bonnicksen's America's Ancient Forests.
... Ancient Forests. Patches. Succession. Shifting Mosaics. Mutual Dependence. The Spanish Explorer's Forests. Southern Pine Forests. Piñon-Juniper and Juniper Woodlands. Pacific Oak Woodlands. Valley Woodlands. Foothill Woodlands. Coastal Woodlands. Northern Woodlands ... Hickory Forest. Oak Savannas. Bottomland and Protected Forests. Oak Woodlands. The Trapper's Forests. Ponderosa Pine Forest. Lodgepole ...
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