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| | | Nature offers a window on global natural history, providing a unique insight into the natural world, the environment, and the magnificent creatures that inhabit it.
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"Nature is full of surprises, so the programme can investigate fascinating and challenging areas in
our relations with the natural world without being too technical or preachy. My job is brilliant because, as a link between the listener and the subject, I can discover new information and ideas which help people make up their own minds on important issues."
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|  | | | 500 year-old oaks under the Malvern Hills- nature reserves in their own right |
The Ancient Tree Hunt
We have more ancient trees than any other country in Western Europe. Some began their lives before the Norman Conquest! But we don't yet know where they all are, which makes them almost impossible to look after. This is your chance to help find one of the great treasures of the British countryside.
Join in the national "Ancient Tree Hunt" via this web page.
Each ancient tree is a world in its own right - a community of animals, fungi and plants growing in, on and through the wood of the tree. Rotten at the core, ancient trees recycle themselves with the help of a whole network of fungi, which makes them stronger and lets them live for hundreds of years.
In Nature, Paul Evans gets a tour of the inside of an oak tree from maverick tree lover, Ted Green, who got an MBE this year for his work in changing our perception of ancient trees from dangerous rotting hulks, to living, priceless nature reserves.
Paul visits one of this country's ancient tree hotspots - Croft Castle near Leominster, where he encounters the 1000 year old Quarry Oak and finds sweet chestnuts grown from nuts taken from the ships of the Spanish Armada.
There's a guide on how to find and record ancient trees. And Paul asks Rod Leslie of Forest Enterprise what we need to do to ensure that there are late-middle-aged trees waiting to take over when today's ancient trees finally die.
The Woodland Trust, the Ancient Tree Forum, and the Tree Register of the British Isles are compiling a database of the ancient trees right across the country. Follow this link to find out how to take part in their Ancient Tree Hunt
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