The Woodland Trust has released an interactive map which shows the locations of the UK's oldest trees. The Ancient Tree Index tin forcefulness out assistance yous honor the UK's oldest trees yesteryear location, yesteryear tree species as well as yesteryear status.
On the map each tree's marking includes an 'A', 'V' or 'N' to signal if the tree is of ancient, veteran or notable status. Ancient trees are those that are inwards the 3rd as well as end stages of their life. The historic menses of this end phase varies for dissimilar species of trees, every mo simply about species alive longer than others. Oaks, yews as well as sweetness chestnuts tin forcefulness out alive to over a 1,000 years old. Veteran trees are former trees which haven't quite reached ancient status. Notable trees are commonly mature large trees which for simply about argue stand upwardly out inwards their local environment.
Anyone tin forcefulness out add together ancient, veteran or notable trees to the Ancient Tree Index. The Woodland Trust has a recording demand which provides instructions on how to stair out a tree as well as how to tape dissimilar tree forms.
