Yorkshire Philosophical Society

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Joint Lecture with the Royal Geographical Society & PLACE

Our Ancient Trees – The Last Remnants of Europe’s Rain Forest
Ted Green MBE

For the past 15 years, Ted Green has fought ceaselessly for greater awareness and protection of ancient trees. For many years Ted has been a nature conservation consultant to the Crown Estates at Windsor Great Park.
Towards the end of the 1980s, the Ancient Tree Forum developed from a group of enthusiasts who recognised the cultural and wildlife value of old trees. Recently the Ancient Tree Forum and the Woodland Trust joined forces to campaign together to save these rare and historic features of our living heritage.

Ted Green challenges some mistaken beliefs in the natural world through simple observation.

– Are sparrowhawks strictly territorial and do they breed in monogamous pairs? Close observation shows this is far from the truth.

– Is the natural diet of cattle exclusively grass? Why do they eat so much bark and leaves from trees then?

– Is an ancient tree with a hollow trunk healthy or unhealthy? Why do trees with hollow trunks survive so long?

Sponsored by Royal Geographical Society & PLACE