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Trees woods and wildlife
Oak, Turkey
A pretender to the throne, the Turkey oak was introduced to the UK in the 1700s and is now impacting our native oak populations. It’s less valuable to wildlife, but much faster growing and a host of the knopper oak gall wasp.
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Practical guidance
Ancient tree guide 4 - trees of special interest
Trees may be special because of their age, large size, or link with important historical events. Here’s how to recognise and identify ancient and veteran trees.
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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Wood
Land North Of Harden Road
West Midlands
0.40 ha (0.99 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Candacraig Estate Doune Of Invernochty
Aberdeenshire
3.17 ha (7.83 acres)
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National Trust Wood
High Peak Estate - The Coppice
South Yorkshire
6.72 ha (16.61 acres)
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privately owned (open to the public) Wood
Aberlleiniog
Ynys Mon - Isle of Anglesey
12.31 ha (30.42 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Royal Agri. Society Of England
Warwickshire
19.94 ha (49.27 acres)
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Privately owned Wood
Yew Tree Farm
Cheshire
6.83 ha (16.88 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Bullfinch
Shy but striking. Bullfinches bring a brilliant burst of colour to the UK’s woods. The species depends on trees for much of its food, feeding on seeds and buds.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Great spruce bark beetle
The great spruce bark beetle damages spruce trees by tunnelling into the bark. This pest was accidentally introduced into the UK in 1982 and now has become established in Western England, Wales and Southern Scotland.