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Trees woods and wildlife
Bramble
Hardy and determined, the bramble uses powerful roots to grow rapidly in almost any environment. Look out for juicy blackberries in the summer to make the most of this countryside favourite.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lily-of-the-valley
Charming, sweetly scented and highly poisonous, lily-of-the-valley is a romantic woodland stunner.
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Mourne Park appeal, Northern Ireland
Help keep Mourne Park thriving for nature and people – an irreplaceable ancient woodland in Northern Ireland now open for all to explore. We’ve secured this precious land, and we need you to help us to protect it for future generations.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Willow, white
Silvery leaved, waterside and fenland dweller. White willow feeds and shelters native wildlife and has been a source of natural remedies for centuries.
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Woodland Trust Wood
Barber Wood
Coberley
39.04 ha (96.47 acres)
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Woodland Trust Wood
Owlet
Blyton
50.41 ha (124.56 acres)
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Trees woods and wildlife
Poplar leaf beetle
A bright-coloured, picky eater. The poplar leaf beetle spends its time munching on the leaves of willows and, you guessed it, poplars.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common centipede
Scuttling hunter with a venomous kick. The common centipede uses its many legs to hunt other invertebrates on the woodland floor.
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Protecting trees and woods
Campaign win: new planning rules protect Scotland’s ancient woods and trees
Scotland's planning policy has been updated to protect irreplaceable ancient woods and trees from inappropriate development.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sycamore
Familiar, romantic, sticky. Sycamore might have been introduced by the Romans or in the 1500s. Since then, it’s colonised woodland, becoming a source of food and shelter for wildlife including aphids that leave behind their tacky honeydew.