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Trees woods and wildlife
Crab apple
A symbol of fertility and a forager's delight. Crab apple trees are associated with love and marriage and its small, hard fruits make an exquisite, jewel-coloured jelly.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Stag beetle
Impressive, heavily armed and a formidable fighter. The stag beetle depends on trees and woods for its survival. Its fat larvae feed on the decaying wood of old broadleaved trees. Loss of its woodland habitat means that the stag beetle is now a nationally scarce species.
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Find out what Gift Aid is, how it works, and why it's so important for our charity.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Purple emperor
Despite its exotic appearance, the purple emperor is as typical of UK woodland as the mighty oak. It’s elusive and beautiful, but has quite the unsavoury appetite.
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Telford and Wrekin Council Wood
The Castle and Dandy Pools
Shropshire
12.99 ha (32.10 acres)
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Derby City Council Wood
The Old Paddock - Mansfield Road
Derbyshire
1.47 ha (3.63 acres)
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Video
Geraint Davies, upland sheep and beef farmer
Find out why Geraint has planted new hedgerows, more streamside trees, and increased tree cover on his Ffridd.
00:04:00
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Vale of Glamorgan Wood
Porthkerry Country Park
Bro Morgannwg - Vale of Glamorgan
64.16 ha (158.54 acres)
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Plant trees
Leicestershire tree giveaway
We're giving away more than 35,000 trees to farmers across Leicestershire in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group.
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Research report
The Pontbren Project – farmer-led uplands land management
The Pontbren Project, led by farmers in Mid Wales, uses woodland management and tree planting to improve efficiency in upland livestock farming.
PDF (1.67 MB)