The Woodlands.co.uk Blog - November 2006
Save our plants!
The papers regularly document the loss of species and habitats in tropical ecosystems, such as the rain forests. However, we are witnessing a similar phenomenon in our own back-yards.
The landscape and flora of the British Isles has been determined by the weather, geological movements and, more recently by humans and human activity. With the retreat of the glaciers associated with the last Ice Age, the underlying land was once again exposed, Read more…
RFS walk - University of Surrey
Hidden off the A3 and behind Guildford, the University of Surrey has an amazing collection of unusual trees. These have been planted regularly since the university located here in the 1960s and include Pecan and single-leafed pine.
On Saturday 28th October the renowned tree expert, Keith Rushforth guided a tour around the 1600 trees, many of which were planted as commemorative trees for graduations, Read more…
The Oak
The oak has long been regarded as the King of the Forest and emblematic of the UK. It is the largest of our native, broad-leaved trees. There are two native species of oak; the sessile oak (Quercus petraea) and the pedunculate oak (Quercus robur).
Oaks belong to the beech family, Fagaceae. They are long-lived trees that grow quite slowly, at least in their initial years. Both the pedunculate and sessile oak can grow to be very large Read more…
Woodland toilets
When we first had our wood, we didn’t worry about a toilet. “Go behind a tree” we told visitors. And the campers went off into the woods “prospecting” with a trusty spade. No problem.
But the years went by and we started to have visits from little girls, and older ladies, and we realised we were in trouble.
So we dug a hole. And over it we placed Read more…