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BBC Community Life Appeal supports Woodland Trust Northern Ireland
Tune into BBC NI this September to find out from the Woodland Trust how you can play your part in the fight against climate change.
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Summer tree identification: can you name these nine trees?
Which trees do you recognise? Test your knowledge and see if you can get top marks!
Helen Keating • 13 Jul 2020
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Trees woods and wildlife
Roe deer
Nimble and fleet of foot. The roe is our most widely distributed deer, found in woods across the country. Look out for its white rump flashing as it acrobatically bounds through the trees.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Sika deer
Not as grumpy as it looks, the sika deer’s furrowed brow sets it apart from other deer species. Introduced to the UK in 1860, it is rapidly increasing in numbers.
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Go green in 15
Help us celebrate 15 years of the Green Tree Schools Award by completing 15 eco challenges.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Hedgehog
Sleepy, cute, truly iconic. These prickly critters rely on hedgerows and woodland edges for food and shelter.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Weasel
Relentless and always hungry. What they lack in size, weasels make up for in appetite, eating a third of their own body weight daily. From birds to bank voles, the small creatures of the forest floor must be ever wary of this energetic hunter.
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Trees woods and wildlife
Yellow-necked mouse
Agile, alert and rarely seen. The yellow-necked mouse is only found in the mature and ancient woodlands of southern Britain. Always on the lookout for predators, it can acrobatically leap to safety when threatened.