Sentence examples for veteran tree from inspiring English sources
Shaun Burky, a veteran tree verifier for the Woodland Trust in the north east Wales, spoke to Oliver Hides on BBC Radio Wales.
We compared stand composition and structural attributes (i.e., snag and veteran tree densities, tree size variability, and maximum tree size) at sites found to be mixed-severity, as well as those found to be high-severity after recent (<150 years) and older (⩾150 years) stand-replacing fires.
"Increased storminess, and increased extreme weather events generally, are likely to stress trees further, especially veteran trees.
The forest that once swathed the entire area is now fragmented, but still boasts Scotland's largest number of veteran trees, including alder, oak and birch.
Among more than 300 veteran trees in the grounds of this castle near Leominster is an avenue of magnificent sweet chestnuts.
Several hundred veteran trees support wildlife associated with wood-decay habitats, such as the vivid hawthorn jewel beetle and the goat moth, whose larvae supposedly smell like goat droppings.
We should recognise that the UK's greatest obligation to the conservation of European biodiversity, heritage and culture rests in our ancient veteran trees," said Ted Green, Britain's foremost ancient tree expert.
Matt Oates, the National Trust's specialist on nature and wildlife, says this winter has seen many outpourings of affection for veteran trees after hundreds fell in the gales and the incessant rains.
After late April's carpet of blue, September brings gold and copper to this crown of veteran trees, a distinctive feature in a spread of secondary beech and pine, interspersed with purple heather and yellow gorse.
Granting permission, Mr Pickles said most of the site consisted of more recent plantation, with no veteran trees.
