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The Big Tree Hunt
How many different sorts of tree grow in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull? Where in the world do they come from? Where are the best places to find good collections or fine specimens? The Big Tree Hunt of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull will help to answer these questions and help you to understand and celebrate the remarkable diversity of local trees. Survey work to date has already revealed over 350 tree species, with representatives from every continent except the Arctic and Antarctic. There are trees such as Monterey Pine and Serbian Spruce that are incredibly rare in the wild, living fossils such as Gingko that have hardly changed in 100 million years, and internationally important specimens of trees like Cedar of Lebanon and ancient ‘veteran’ oaks.
Click here for the latest tree catalogue | A Deodar, Jephson Gardens |
Norway Maples in autumn, Coventry | The Big Tree Hunt will run over 2006 and 2007 and hopes to bring about improved labelling of trees, more tree leaflets and guided tree walks, greater recognition of important specimens and greater use of trees in education. But there is a lot of ground to cover and many thousands of potentially important trees. So if you like trees and would like to improve your identification skills or simply highlight some of the important specimens that you already know of, the Big Tree Hunt is a unique opportunity. The Museum’s Senior Keeper of Natural History (Steven Falk) is happy to help you sharpen your tree identification skills and check specimens (photos, foliage etc). If you are already an expert, you may even be able to help the Museum, as some tree groups are very difficult indeed.
Click here for an account of important local tree collections |
To become involved in the Big Tree Hunt, contact Steven Falk:
E-mail: stevenfalk@warwickshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01926 412481
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