Join Euan Mckenzie to explore the value of ancient woodlands and learn more about this significant piece of landscape history research.
What exactly are ancient woodlands, where are they and what do they mean to us?
The Ancient Woodland Inventory is a database of woodlands that are at least 400 years old. These irreplaceable habitats have been shaped by centuries of use for fuel and building materials, but many are now under-managed or threatened from development.
As part of a Natural England-led project, Wiltshire & Swindon Biological Records Centre (WSBRC) is gathering evidence to recreate the Inventory from scratch. This will include reviewing historical maps and documents, as well as field surveys for woodland plants and archaeology. The new Inventory will capture ancient woodlands that are currently undesignated and help to protect them for future generations.
Join Euan to explore the historical and ecological value of ancient woodland and the approach to this significant piece of landscape history research. Euan is the Ancient Woodland Inventory Officer for WSBRC (based at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) and has a lifelong interest in ancient woodlands from reading the works of the ecologist and landscape historian Oliver Rackham, and working with his herbarium collection after completing his Natural Sciences degree. Euan will be including information in his talk about our own Hazeland Wood and its place in the inventory.
The talk will be hosted by Friends of Marden Valley Chair, Ian Thorn.
This is a free, online event organised by Friends of the Marden Valley and Avon Needs Trees. Absolutely all are welcome.
This is a free, online event organised by Friends of the Marden Valley and Avon Needs Trees. Absolutely all are welcome.
Sign up for your free place at: https://avonneedstrees.org.uk/events/