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Trees woods and wildlife
Orange-tip
Subtle, delicate and well-disguised – that is until the male flashes a splash of bright orange. Orange-tips are a butterfly of grassland and woodland edges.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Gatekeeper
Named for its rigorous patrol of hedges and woodland rides, the gatekeeper butterfly is a prime pollinator. Look for them sipping nectar on sunny days in the summer.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Dothistroma needle blight
This fungal disease can have a serious impact on our native Scots pines. It could spell trouble for our rare, ecologically invaluable Caledonian pine forests.
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Trees woods and wildlife
European mountain ash ringspot-associated virus
The European mountain ash ringspot-associated virus attacks the leaves of rowan trees, leaving them weakened.
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Create a tree champion
Encourage pupils to invent their own character who will be a proud voice for woods and trees.
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Platinum projects
Unlock these special five-point challenges to complete the final stage of the Green Tree Schools Award.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Plum, cherry
Street tree, early spring flowerer and ancestor of the domestic plum. Cherry plum is one of the first trees to blossom in the UK.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Box, common
A native evergreen that’s at home in your garden. Box is so special it’s got a hill named after it. Box Hill in Surrey takes its name from the ancient box woodland on its steep chalk slopes.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Common non-native trees
The common introduced trees you may find naturalised or growing wild in the UK.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Lesser celandine
Charming and cheerful, the star-shaped flowers of the lesser celandine brighten up the woodland floor. Look out for their friendly yellow flowers on path edges in early spring.