Tree science, policy and practice @TheTreeCouncil & @Hedgelink_UK 🌳 My own views 🌱 She/Her 🍂 Ⓥ
London, England
Joined August 2011
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Following the nature crowd over to BlueSky and hoping lots of tree people will too!🌳 I’m at @jessallan.bsky.social 👋🏻
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🌳 A National Tree Week update from Ollie Spacey, The Tree Council supported University of Oxford PhD candidate. @biolliegist #NationalTreeWeek
Read our latest Tree Talk here: treetalk.substack.com/p/mist…
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🌳 COMPETITION 📚
To celebrate National Tree Week, The Tree Council and
@Phaidonpress
are giving away three copies of Phaidon's exquisite new publication Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World.
An extraordinary collection of more than 300 images celebrating the beauty and diversity of trees, presenting a breath-taking sequence of full-page images – from landscape paintings and botanical drawings to ancient frescos, vintage book illustrations and contemporary photographs – revealing the tree as a source of inspiration throughout history.
It's easy to enter! For your chance to win a copy:
🍂 Visit our comp page at NationalTreeWeek.org.uk
🍂 Tell us how many species an oak tree can support in the UK - 1300, 3300, or 2300
Competition closes at midnight on Sunday 1 December 2024. T&Cs apply.
Open to UK residents only.
#NationalTreeWeek #Competition
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📢 Free #NationalTreeWeek online talks! 🌳
Don't forget we have a number of online talks happening during National Tree Week. There's still time to get your tickets!
Head to our website to find out more: buff.ly/3EBDsiw
Interested in the social and cultural value of trees? 🌳 Check out this new paper (it’s open access) by Saraev et al. and spread the word!
Discover the unseen benefits of England’s trees, woods, and forests. This innovative study reveals their social & cultural values, worth £7-10 billion in annual benefits!
Read the full article in the Arboricultural Journal: doi.org/10.1080/03071375.202…
#Forestry #EcosystemServices
ALT Treescape during the Autumn months.
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Visited the Major Oak in Sherwood Forest last week 🌳💚 One of Britain’s biggest oaks! #thicktrunktuesday
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SUPER excited to share:
HedgeFest! a FREE festival *just* for hedges!
There'll be hedgelaying, trimming & coppicing demonstrations. Talks & workshops on choosing the right hedge trees, wildlife, assessing hedges, &the different funding in CS/SFIs &more
tickettailor.com/events/hedg…?
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🌳 Free online talk! 🌳
This #SeedGatheringSeason we have a number of online talks available!
On October 2 from 1pm-2pm, join us for a talk with artist Rob Kesseler and seed morphologist Wolfgang Stuppy as they delve into the fascinating world of seeds.
Don't forget we also have our competition running! We have three copies to give away of their brand-new anniversary edition of Seeds: Time Capsules of Life book.
Sign up to webinar here: buff.ly/3TvMplE
Competition entry here: buff.ly/3UU5IXb
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🗺️ In our latest geovisualisation, Josep Serra Gallego, a Spatial Data Scientist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (@UK_CEH), shares how he and his fellow researchers produced the most comprehensive map of hedgerows across England.
Read more 👉 rgs.org/about-us/what-is-geo…
Like trees? 🌳 If you have a moment, please nominate us @TheTreeCouncil for the draw below 💚 Thank you!
🌳 Nominate us in Movement for Good’s Climate and Environment Special Draw and we could win a £5000 grant!
Supporting tree planting, growing and care is easy – simply complete the short nomination form to get The Tree Council into the draw to win! 🌳
buff.ly/4dFiC1v
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If you wondered what it's like to be close to a grass fire, take a look at this video showing just how quickly they can spread.
Help us prevent grass fires:
❌Don’t barbecue in parks
🚮Throw your rubbish away safely
🚬Put your cigarettes out properly
Some fascinating tree research 💚🌳
Tree bark plays vital role in removing methane from atmosphere, study finds theguardian.com/environment/…
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How much 💰 could your hedges earn/cost you in SFIs depending on:
📋SFI options taken
🚜management choices within that
🪓use of capital grants for rejuvenation
🕙rejuvenation cycle
I out-did my geekery, I just hope I did the coding right..
DM ur email & I can send live excel
My brilliant colleague Charlotte chaired a fascinating session at the @UK_Treescapes conference, check out her blog with insights from panellists on how to combine art, science, and practice 🌱🌳 Great collaboration with @FR_SERG too!
Charlotte and Jess, our Science & Research Projects Officer and Science & Action Manager chaired a panel at the Future Treescapes Conference in Glasgow to delve into the Connected Treescapes Project.
You can read the full story on our Tree Talk page > buff.ly/3Ldzal8
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We set up a little project called 'Changing Trees' and asked our team members to pick a tree and document it by taking a photo each week. First up is Annie's oak!
#ChangingTrees
Enjoying #FutureTreescapes24 conference by @UK_Treescapes - lots of thought-provoking talks, and of course a chance to see some of Glasgow’s beautiful trees! 🌳🌳🌳
A sunny visit yesterday to Hartslock Nature Reserve near Goring, good timing for the #OrchidChallenge 🐝💚 My first bee orchid! #wildflowerhour
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Nice to see something new, a butterfly orchid, think Greater? 🤔 Very pretty! #WildflowerHour #wildflowerID
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