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Visiting woods
Ancient Tree Inventory
Ancient trees need special care and protection. There are thousands of ancient trees in the UK and we need your help to find out where they are.
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Trees woods and wildlife
European Tree of The Year
The UK Tree of the Year, the Skipinnish Oak, placed 7th in 2025's European Tree of the Year competition.
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London Borough of Hillingdon Wood
Mad Bess & North Riding Wood
Greater London
56.61 ha (139.88 acres)
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Durham Wildlife Trust Wood
Baal Hill Wood
County Durham
19.95 ha (49.30 acres)
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Dartford Borough Council Wood
Darenth Wood and Ladies Wood
Kent
46.74 ha (115.49 acres)
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Southampton City Council Wood
Freemantle Common
Hampshire
3.10 ha (7.66 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Red campion
These flashy woodland guardians have strong links to myths and mysticism. They are favourites of plenty of woodland insects – and fairies – and bloom a cheerful pink soon after the bluebell has finished flowering.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Tynings Wood
Clapton in Gordano
2.13 ha (5.26 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Mayfield Wood
Oswaldtwistle
0.70 ha (1.73 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Cypress, Lawson
Tall ornamental with feathery foliage. One of the UK’s most popular garden conifers, Lawson cypress has rot-resistant wood which is popular in Japan for coffins and shrines.